Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, nevertheless they give up their lives to that little or nothing. One life is all we have, and we live it as we believe in living it, and then it’s gone. But to surrender what you are, and live without belief - that’s more terrible than dying—more terrible than dying young.

Man is a mental being, and to know this is the first step on the road to freedom, for as long as you believe yourself to be primarily physical, you will remain in bondage, that is to say, to your own habits of thought, for there is no other bondage.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

There are only two kinds of people, those who accept dogmas and know it, and those who accept dogmas and don't know it.

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

No man can afford to express, through words and acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if he does so, he may pay by the loss of his ability to influence others.

Individuals are the sum of their unique experiences, challenges, and accomplishments. What matters is not the barriers they face, but how they choose to confront them. And their race is not to blame for everything—good or bad—that happens in their lives.

More is lost by indecision than wrong decision.

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, buy you will never imprison my mind.

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

Pain is certain, suffering is optional.

Are you one of the flock that follows, or Are you one that shall lead the way?

I must be a mermaid, I have no fear of depths, and a great fear of shallow living.

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Unsuccessful people make decisions based on current situations. Successful people make decisions based on where they want to be.

Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.

A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspire others.

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.

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.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

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.

I could not understand how any man could be so brutalized as to claim the right to dispose of the lives of others, nor how any man could be so lacking in self-esteem as to grant to others the right to dispose of his life.

The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly.

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.

There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way.

Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have lived today.

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!

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

The planet does not need more “successful people.” The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds.

The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young.

There is no failure except in no longer trying.