I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

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

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

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

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.

I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

I do not want to die rusting, I prefer to burn out.

Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. … Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

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

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.

It's always too early to quit.

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