You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.
Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.
Only when I fall do I get up again.
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.
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
It's always too early to quit.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.
To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.
Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.
Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. … Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.