A man can't soar too high, when he flies with his own wings.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

Only in the darkness, you are able to see the stars.

If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being-we can do it.

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

You have to make the rules, not follow them.

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

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

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.