Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

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

I don't care what people think or say about me, I know who I am.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

If you can dream it, you can do it.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

Only when I fall do I get up again.

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.