Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.
If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.
Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
Improvement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.
United we stand; divided we fall.
Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble
How long should you try? Until.
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...
You can't live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
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 world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
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.
The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.