I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wants.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease to exist at death.

Either you run the day, or the day runs you.

Man, unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments.

How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.

The way you habitually think will determine your destiny.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection, even though it consist in nothing more than in the pounding of an old piano, is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or good or joy worth having.

Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.