Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

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

The unexamined life is not worth living.

United we stand; divided we fall.

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.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.

Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.

When I give, I give myself.

Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.