We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.
Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.
I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.
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.
Human dignity consists in the role we must play in our own perfection. Taking a role in our own self-completion is the highest expression of our creativity.
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.
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 first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.
I love those who can smile in trouble...
Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.
Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.
The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.