Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

Find out who you are. And do it on purpose.

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.

We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.

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

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

When every physical and mental resource is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.

As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.

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

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

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

You shape your own destiny.

It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.