Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life with reverence in order to raise it to its true value.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

Affirmation is an internal positive statement that supports an external outcome.

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

The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

The brave person thinks of themselves last of all.

If things seem under control, you are just not going fast enough.

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 is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.

You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.

Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.

It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.

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.

Instead of dirt and poison we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax; thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

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.

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.

The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude and perseverance.

Half-finished work generally proves to be labor lost.

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.

You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence—natural ability notwithstanding.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.