We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.
Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.
Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and to impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.
My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.
I love those who can smile in trouble...
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.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.
You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.
