If people knew how hard worked to achieve my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.

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.

No garden is without its weeds.

Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.

The obstacle in the path becomes that path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.

The way you habitually think will determine your destiny.

The higher you soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do things, we can accomplish those goals.

We do not do what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are—that is a fact.

Most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72.

There is nothing in the world that empowers a human being to overcome external difficulties or internal hardships so much as the awareness that one has a task in life.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?