Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance.

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.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

You can't learn in school what the world is going to do next year.

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

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!

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

To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.

Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge.

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

He that can have patience can have what he will.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Find out who you are. And do it on purpose.

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

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