There's no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.

Great is he, who conquers the frightful. Sublime is he, who, while succumbing to it, fears it not.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing!

He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.

Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

Fear gives intelligence even to fools.

I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and as often as you can, and keep moving on.

You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

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

What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.

We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.

The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.

The minute you get away from fundamentals—whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation—the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you're doing.

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

Football is like life—it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

Each well-born soul must win what it deserves.

Who works with all the strength he can Shall never die in debt to man.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.