Change your thoughts and you change your world.
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.
If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.
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.
I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
Above all things, respect yourself.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.
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.
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are
Listen to many, speak to a few.
I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination.
Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.
Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.