The world belongs to the energetic.

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.

There is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life.

What though strength fails? Boldness is certain to win praise. In mighty enterprises, it is enough to have had the determination.

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.

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

Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas of enthusiasm.

Never be bored, and you will never be boring.

Enthusiasm is that kindling spark which marks the difference between the leaders in every activity and the laggards who put in just enough to get by.

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.

Think enthusiastically about everything; but especially about your job. If you do, you'll put a torch of glory in your life. If you love your job with enthusiasm, you'll shake it to pieces. You'll love it into greatness, you'll upgrade it, you'll fill it with prestige and power.

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push and educational message.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease to exist at death.

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.

I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.

The higher you soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.

Half-finished work generally proves to be labor lost.

The things are mighty few on earth That wishes can attain. Whate'er we want of any worth We've go to work to gain.

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

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.

This is the law: The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

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