You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

We do not consider our principles as dogmas contained in books said to come from heaven. We derive our inspiration, not from heaven, or the unseen world, but directly from life.

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

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

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

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

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.