When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...

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

Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts...

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 treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

The best way out is always through.

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.

In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.

Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.