The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

We must have perserverence and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something.

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

Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best.

Above all things, respect yourself.

You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.

Don?t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.

It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.