Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
Above all things, respect yourself.
If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being-we can do it.
We need never be ashamed of our tears.
You shape your own destiny.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.
Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.
If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
There is always room at the top.
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
