What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.

Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.

To go too far is as bad as to fall short.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

I don’t think we are going to become extinct. We are very clever and very resourceful.

Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it.

You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune. And idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.