If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

Victory is for those who can say 'Victory is mine'. Success is for those who can begin saying 'I will succeed' and say 'I have succeeded' in the end.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

Anything that makes weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.

Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge.

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

Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.