What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.

It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

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

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Aim for the highest.

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one.

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.