All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.

The time is always right to do the right thing

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.

We need never be ashamed of our tears.

Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

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

A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions

Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.

When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.

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

The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.