You can wish for things in the future to be different, but in this moment you have to accept things as they are.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

You got to get it while you can.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me.

How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

You can't live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.