It doesn't matter how slow you go, as long as you don't stop.

It is none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think you were born that way.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

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

Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.

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.

Words are a lens to focus one's mind.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life.

Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionately to their occupancy of your thoughts.

Keep your mind off the things you don’t want by keeping it on the things you do want.

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.

Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.

One day Alice came to fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. “Which road do I take?” she asked. His response was a question: “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then, “said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.”

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.

Either you run the day, or the day runs you.

There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

Plans will get you into things, but you have got to work your way out.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.

Have regular hours for work & play; make each day both useful & pleasant and prove you understand the worth of time by employing it well.

If we do not make common cause to save the good old ship of the Union on this voyage, nobody will have a chance to pilot her on another voyage.

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. The proceed to improve on the worst.

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

Let us resolve to be masters, not victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.

Do not hire a man who does your work for money but him who does it for love of it.

It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.

If you ask enough people, eventually someone will say yes.

If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.