You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

You have to make the rules, not follow them.

It's always too early to quit.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

We could all take a lesson from crayons: some are sharp, some are beautiful, some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they still learn to live in the same box...

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

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

They alone live, who live for others.

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

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

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