The minute that we change our minds, and stop giving power to the past, the past with its mistakes loses power over us.

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.

To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.

Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible.

Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.

Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today.

We, whoever we are, must have a daily goal in our lives, no matter how small or great, to make that day mean something.

A human being always acts and feels and performs in accordance with what he imagines to be true about himself and his environment.

Emptiness is a symptom that you are not living creatively.

The biggest secret of self-esteem is this: Begin to appreciate other people more; show respect for any human being merely because he is a child of God and therefore a thing of value.

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

It would be too easy to become infatuated with a man like him, and also decidedly unwise considering the female debris left in his wake.

Ever since I was a little kid, when I was racing motocross and stuff, it's been a dream to ride for Red Bull someday.

I will either be America's greatest president or its last.

China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.

All the little things add up. Whether they were positive or negative, eventually you either see the amazing result or the biggest let down.

Afflictions for God's sake are dearer to Him than any prayer or sacrifice.

Our responsibility is much greater than we might have supposed, because it involves all mankind.

I took some comp for non-comp major classes with Giacomo Bracali and Ludmila Ulela, who was a really famous composition teacher.

All the old houses that I knew when I was a child were full of books, bought generation after generation by members of the family. Nobody told you to read this or not to read that.

I think the patterns are set very early when the kids are young. But at the same time, there are some flavors kids just don't like.