If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be
Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire
Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.
You shape your own destiny.
You can wish for things in the future to be different, but in this moment you have to accept things as they are.
The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.
You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.
Our patience will achieve more than our force.
To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.
United we stand; divided we fall.
Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions
The time is always right to do the right thing
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!
Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision.
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.