We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.

But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

Think not disdainfully of death, but look on it with favor; for even dearth is one of the things that Nature wills.

The brave person thinks of themselves last of all.

Here must all distrust be left behind; all cowardice must be ended.

I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you are not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

It does not take a majority of prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.

Those are most desirous of honor and glory who cry out the loudest of its abuse and the vanity of the world.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science.

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 talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

It cannot be your duty to do anything that is beyond your reach or your strength at the moment. It cannot be your duty to do anything that sacrifices your own integrity or your own spiritual development.

If we all can persevere, if we can in every land and office look beyond our own shores and ambitions, then surely the age will dawn in which the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

My strength is made perfect in weakness.

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

Our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest. The maple and the pine may whisper to each other with their leaves . . . But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground, and the islands also hang together through the ocean's bottom.

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

I did not seek greatness. I only sought to fulfill my duties.

Half-finished work generally proves to be labor lost.

It’s not when you realize that nothing can help you—religion, pride, anything—it’s when you realize that you don’t need any aid.