We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction.

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

Wine gives a man nothing… it only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.

If you’re not going to be rewarded for your virtues, and instead you’re going to be punished for them, then what’s your motivation to continue?

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

It’s lack that gives us inspiration. It’s not fullness.

If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.

The Bible tells us to be perfect. This is likely a scary thought for many people. It used to scare me. I didn’t think I could ever get there, no matter how hard I tried.

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don’t want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.

Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it.

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.

Siren voices tell me, ‚You don’t have to keep going on.‘ And then you think, ‚I’m a writer. What do I do? Sit there watching my wife clean up?‘ I don’t know. I like being a writer.

Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.

With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I’ve done it.

To innovate is not to reform.

No man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind.

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.

There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life.

The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be of the noblest.

Passions are the gales of life.

We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.

I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success.

Work aside, we come to New York for the possibility of interaction and inspiration.

Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.

If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

I can’t keep somebody from being a star, and I can’t make somebody a star, and nobody can.

It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.

Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

One must change one’s tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one’s superiority.

If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.

I change during the course of a day. I wake and I’m one person, and when I go to sleep I know for certain I’m somebody else.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

Nothing on this earth is standing still. It’s either growing or it’s dying. No matter if it’s a tree or a human being.

You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That’s how you know you’re still alive.

I’m a can-do girl.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

Do I have chocolate chip cookies? Yes, I do. Do I have mint chocolate chip milkshakes? Yes, I do. I love them. They are fantastic. But when I have them, they’re worth it. I earned them. I did something. I worked out super hard. I stayed clean on food.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

People will visit Mars, they will settle mars, and we should because it’s cool.

Only those who want everything done for them are bored.

Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

As I’ve said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis‘ future.