The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Man without his maker is like root without a tender shoot.

Realizing your true self apart from the mind-created ego self is profoundly liberating, and when you do, suddenly the universe appears immensely blissful.

A strong and brave heart isn’t enough. A true heart, no matter how much the truth hurts, is the strongest of all.

... security is not having things

Amores Perros" and "Once Were Warriors" had a tremendous visceral quality that really influenced me.

The streams, rejoiced that winter's work is done, Talk of to-morrow's cowslips as they run.

Biographies by preachers are of no value. If they admire a man they always make him a saint, while if they dislike one, they always make him a demon.

I have not seen proven proof that [climate change] is entirely man-made.

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.

The difference in winning & losing is most often, not quitting.