Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

A series of failures may culminate in the best possible result.

There's no such thing as chance; and what to us seems merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.

Surely what a man does when he is in an uncomfortable situation is the best evidence for the sort of man he is.

Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fall, but because each time they fall they never fail to rise again.

Suppose your whole world seems to rock on its foundations. Hold on steadily, let it rock, and when the rocking is over, the picture will have reassembled itself into something much nearer to your heart's desire.

Sometimes hath the brightest day a cloud; and after summer evermore succeeds barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold: so cares and joys abound, as seasons fleet.

So it is more useful to watch a man in time of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask it torn off, reality remains.

Man is neither angel nor beast; and the misfortune is that he who would act the angel acts the beast.

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.

And, more importantly, reach for the stars. And realize that it is never too late—not now, not ever—for you to pursue you passion, your pursuit of perfection. And most importantly, your perseverance for making it happen.

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

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

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

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.