We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light.

The wisest men follow their own direction.

Do your best and forget the rest

More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.

The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character.

I believe that we are fundamentally the same and have the same basic potential.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.