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.

Each well-born soul must win what it deserves.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.

The shell must break before the bird can fly.

You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

You will learn that no matter how many pieces your heart was broken into, the world will not stop for you to fix it.

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

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.

Put your greatest possession on the tallest shelf, so if you fall you have something to reach for.

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.

I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true.

I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and as often as you can, and keep moving on.

Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.

Let thy child's first lesson be obedience, and the second may be what thou wilt.