I will take fate by the throat; it will never bend me completely to its will.
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.
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
Human dignity consists in the role we must play in our own perfection. Taking a role in our own self-completion is the highest expression of our creativity.
Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.
When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.
Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.
Make today worth remembering.
We need never be ashamed of our tears.
Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.
I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.
Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!
The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?
You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune. And idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.
United we stand; divided we fall.
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.