A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.

Excellence is not an aspiration. Excellence is what you do in the next five minutes.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

We must preserve our right to think and differ.

Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’

Education is the cornerstone of liberty.

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.

If you lose the money you lose much, If you lose friends you lose more, If you lose faith you lose all.

without equality, there can be no democracy.

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.

Caring comes from being able to put yourself in the position of the other person.

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude

Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

I can't tell you how to succeed, but I can tell you how to fail: Try to please everybody.