People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

United we stand; divided we fall.

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

I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.

You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible.

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.