A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job.

To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.

Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.

I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

To See a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

We're lost, but we're making good time

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret nor observes a promise.

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen. And, usually, what happens is good.

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.

Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

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