All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.

Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Human dignity consists in the role we must play in our own perfection. Taking a role in our own self-completion is the highest expression of our creativity.

I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

Think thousands time before taking a decision but - after taking decision never turn back even if you get thousands difficulties.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.