Clear your mind of can't.

As I walked out the door to my freedom I knew that, if I did not leave all the anger, hatred and resentment behind, I would remain a prisoner.

Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.

He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.

Impossible is just an opinion.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, Can circumvent or hinder or control. The firm resolve of a determined soul. Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great; All things give way before it, soon or late.

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible. Then they seem improbable. And then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.

I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.

To make a contented slave it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken the moral and mental vision and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.

An hour of planning can say you 10 hours of doing.

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

At the end of the day, we can endure more than we think we can.

Understanding a question is half an answer.

A man is as big as the measure of his thinking.