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

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

People die from typewriters falling on their heads.

Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

The greatest sin is to think yourself weak

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

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

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.

It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.