We do not do what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are—that is a fact.

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

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.

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

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

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

The change in motion is proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.

It matters not what goal you seek It's secret here reposes; You've got to dig from week to week To get Results and Roses.

If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time, or die by suicide.

We know of no culture that has said, articulately, that there is no difference between men and women except in the way they contribute to the creation of the next generation.

I never encounter anything except my responsibility.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely enjoy exercising authority usually lose it.

Next to the assumption of power is the responsibility of relinquishing it.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.

Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.