The basis of good manners is self-reliance. Necessity is the law of all who are not self-possessed.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Follow your bliss and doors will open where there were no doors before.

It’s easy to be a Christian when you’re living the perfect life. It’s easy to live a perfect life when God seems to be showering you with blessings.

With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.

Memory marks the horizon of our consciousness, imagination its zenith.

I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7.

War and Authority are companions; Peace and Liberty are companions.

Although the financial crisis, you know, receded a while ago, we kind of never picked up on it.

The quality of the team determines the speed of the dream.

As long as you try your best, that is all that matters. You don't have to be the fastest runner or top of the class.

No matter where you're going it's the wrong place