We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
You can do anything you put your mind to.
You can be greater than anything that can happen to you.
First comes thought, then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans, then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
All men are created equal. Government by consent of the governed. Give me liberty or give me death. And those are not just clever words, and those are not just empty theories.
They can because they think they can.
If there is a will, there is a way.
There is nothing as remarkable as learning how to think better.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck.
If you would create something, you must be something.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
Don't quit.
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion
Talkers are no good doers.
Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat. Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.
Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Don't fear, just live right.
A chain is as strong as its weakest link.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
It is not our purpose to become each other , it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
You will never find time for anything. You must make it.
We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one. They promised to take our land, and they did.
Attitude determines altitude.
Don't ever give up.
When you arrive at your future, will you blame your past ?
Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor for the best opportunities, they will never come.
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, Where have I gone wrong ? Then a voice says to me, This is going to take more than one night.
No matter how big government gets, and no matter how many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.
The book you don't read cant help.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time, and it annoys the pig
Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams !
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man , but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Except and expect positive things and that is what you will receive.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Our schools and are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and systematically to work.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
Every choice one makes either expands or contracts the area in which he can make and implement future decisions. When one makes a choice, he irrevocably binds himself to the consequences of that choice.
No man is wise enough by himself.
The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.
The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
There is no education like adversity.
You can have everything in life you want if you'll just help enough other people get what they want.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
Nature never deceives us, it is we who deceive ourselves.
How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
What you are is god's gift to you, what you become is your gift to god.
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.
What you cannot enforce, Do not command.
Don't be hard on yourself. Embrace your journey with kindness and patience, recognizing that every step, even the small ones, is a part of your growth.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain.
Change your thoughts, change your life.
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
The more goals you set - the more goals you get.
Where there's life, there's hope.
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
Without the human community one single human being cannot survive.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
The life which is unexamined is not worth living
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.
Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
There is something inside all of us that yearns not for reason but for mystery, not for penetrating clear thought but for the whisperings of the irrational, not for science but for wizardry disguised as science, not for rationally founded influence but for magic.