To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.

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

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

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

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

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.

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

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

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

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

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

If you can't you must, and if you must you can.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

It may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.