The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.

Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don’t live angry, let go now!

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

At 155, I will be the same animal, an even better animal.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

I like to complain and do nothing to make things better.

I try not to go around looking like a hag.

I don’t see that my majority opinions are going to be undone.

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

‚Happiness‘ is a pointless goal.

Don’t let schooling interfere with your education.

There are a lot of ‚chicken Christians.‘ Chickens are generally afraid of life, and they seldom fly or reach their potential in life. And when a storm comes, all they seem to do is flap around the chicken yard, stirring up dirt and running to the chicken house.

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

So when I speak in front of thousands, tens of thousands of people, I don’t really get nervous because I know what I want to say and I know what message I want to give.

We work to become, not to acquire.

If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.

However happy people say they are, nobody is satisfied: we always have to be with the prettiest woman, buy a bigger house, change cars, desire what we do not have.

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

As your career grows, the list of things that makes you happy should not become smaller, it should become bigger.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don’t mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

I know you’ve heard it a thousand times before. But it’s true – hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don’t love something, then don’t do it.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer.

Prayer doesn’t just change things – it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.

Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life.

Don’t ever criticize yourself. Don’t go around all day long thinking, ‚I’m unattractive, I’m slow, I’m not as smart as my brother.‘ God wasn’t having a bad day when he made you… If you don’t love yourself in the right way, you can’t love your neighbour. You can’t be as good as you are supposed to be.

Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice.

In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don’t be discouraged… just be willing to change.

It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

I really believe in the philosophy that you create your own universe. I’m just trying to create a good one for myself.

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

Don’t be humble… you’re not that great.

It is a most delightful reflection that if I come to the throne of God in prayer, I may feel a thousand defects, but yet there is hope. I usually feel more dissatisfied with my prayers than with anything else I do.

If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

Even as you make progress, you need the discipline to keep from backtracking and sabotaging the success as it’s happening.

The formation of one’s character ought to be everyone’s chief aim.

There’s no reason why I can’t be a mogul. When I step into a room and I’m there to have a conversation, if it pertains to business, I want to be respected as a guy who knows what he’s talking about. And that, to me, holds more weight than anything else.

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we’ve struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We’ve made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

Competition is a sin.

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.

I’m pretty positive, optimistic, so I always expect the best.

To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the transformation and healing of other people.

I break ground. I trailblaze.