I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

Above all things, respect yourself.

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

Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.

All wealth is the product of labor.

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.