When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

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

Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.

I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.

Don?t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

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

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

It always seems impossible until it's done.