We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ....

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

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

You have to make the rules, not follow them.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

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

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight.

Too much sanity may be madness - and the maddest of all is to see life as it is and not as it should be.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-nes

One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.

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