I see a person and know they have what it takes to be whatever they want to be—if they choose to be.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

To a greater force, and to a better nature, you, free, are subject, and that creates the mind in you, which the heavens have not in their charge. Therefore if the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought.

I am a true laborer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man’s happiness, glad of other men’s good, content with my harm.

The two qualities that chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is you own and that it is your only one.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.

We hardly ever realize that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye.

Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.

You can’t change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.

Our life does not develop as a result of chance, but as a result of causes.

There is a force that somehow pushes us to choose the more difficult path whereby we can transcend the mire and muck into which we are so often born. Despite all that resists the process, we do become better human beings.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.

Pain is certain, suffering is optional.

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.

More is lost by indecision than wrong decision.

We don’t choose to be role models; we are chosen. Our only choice is whether to be a good role model or a bad one.

The resources, advantages, and the powers of the American people are very great, and they have, consequently, succeed to equally great responsibilities.

In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual; and, exhibited in the lives of many, it continues the true source of national vigor and strength. Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates.

Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

It is the responsibility of leadership to work intelligently with what is given, and not to waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.

We are all one family in the world. Building a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of us respecting each other's dignity, rights and responsibilities makes thee world a better place to live.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely enjoy exercising authority usually lose it.