I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

Never stand begging for what one has the power to earn.

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

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

Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts...

If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.

A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If youre not, pretend you are.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.

I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.

Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

We're lost, but we're making good time

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.