There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self-respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.

He whose honor depends on the opinion of the mob must day by day strive with the greatest anxiety, act and scheme in order to retain his reputation. For the mob is varied and inconsistent, and therefore if a reputation is not carefully preserved it dies quickly.

We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.

Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.

The mutual confidence on which all else depends can be maintained only by an open mind and a brave reliance upon free discussion.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life—and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently does a service to his race.

The brave person thinks of themselves last of all.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Where words fail, music speaks.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: never lie to yourself.

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.

Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.

If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, in you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.

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

Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody.

When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise.

You don't have to be big or well known to be great.