Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune. And idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one.

You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible.

The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.

Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

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

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life

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

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

Listen to many, speak to a few.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

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.

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.