My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

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

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

You can't live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

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

To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.

I do not want to die rusting, I prefer to burn out.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.