I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.

Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.

You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.

Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.