One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.

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.

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

Everybody, sooner or later, sits down to a banquet of consequences.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.

There is a force that somehow pushes us to choose the more difficult path whereby we can transcend the mire and muck into which we are so often born. Despite all that resists the process, we do become better human beings.

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

Impossible is just an opinion.

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution; it represents the wide choice of many alternatives.

We are free up to the point of choice, then the choice controls the chooser.

Have to and get to—both are choices. One is negative and one is positive. Choose the right one and it can change your life.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.

Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.

He’s a wonderful talker, who has the art of telling you nothing in a great harangue.

When one remains silent in the face of oppression, one is on the side of the oppressor.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

A fast way to demolish relationships, shatter credibility and disrespect yourself is by not following through when you say you are going to do something.

Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do things, we can accomplish those goals.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.

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

I'm a writer, and I will write what I want to write.