Character is power.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.

Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come

Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and, when the wind turns against us, always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds, or to blame someone else for our mistakes.

Wisdom’s Pearl doth often dwellClosed in Fancy’s rainbow shell

Violent death erase[s] more than the semblance of life.

The mainspring of genius is curiosity.

Look before, or you'll find yourself behind.

All you must do is accecpt all that is unaccecptable to you.

I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance.

I initially thought you were ugly, but then you walked closer to me and I realized you were pretty.

Great movies are rarely perfect movies.

Choice of aim is clearly a matter of clarification of values, especially on the choice between possible options.