It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.

Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy with what you have.

F-E-A-R has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours.

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.

Even the names of the books gave me food for thought.

Swans sing before they die— 't were no bad thing Should certain persons die before they sing.

I sometimes read in a gossip column that I was at a party when I was in Europe at the time. It sometimes feels I've got a Doppelganger somewhere.

If there's anything weirder than an introverted writer going to lots of social functions, it's an introverted writer being converted into an accidental guru.

By your own efforts waken yourself, watch yourself. And live joyfully.

Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing.

You may strive to be like them but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

I had a job interview at an insurance company once, and the lady said 'Where do you see yourself in five years?' I said, 'Celebrating the fifth year anniversary of you asking me this question!'

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.