I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.

Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle.

Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.

Don?t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.

I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

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

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

I love those who can smile in trouble...

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger, the other opportunity.

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!