Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Life is fragile. We’re not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you’ve got.

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.

Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.

Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.

I would rather die of passion than of boredom.