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A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements. 
Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law. 
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself. 
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you. 
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes 
It is not at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as yet undiscovered. 
Real birthdays are not annual affairs. Real birthdays are the days when we have a new birth. 
Life is a celebration of awakenings, of new beginnings and wonderful surprises that enlighten the soul. 
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending 
The tragedy of education is played in two scenes - incompetent pupils facing competent teachers and incompetent teachers facing competent pupils 
The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves. 
If you want to reach a goal, you must see the reaching in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal. 
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them. 
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood. 
He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly. 
Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor, giving you the thing you always wanted at the worst time possible. 
Any workout which does not involve a certain minimum of danger or responsibility does not improve the body - it just wears it out. 
It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own. 
Many a person has held close, throughout their entire lives, two friends that always remained strange to one another, because one of them attracted by virtue of similarity, the other by difference. 
To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life 
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul. 
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. 
If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset. 
There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage 
Math is the tool specially suited for dealing with abstract concepts of any kind and there is no limit to its power in this field. 
You can't tiptoe into social media. You have to jump into the pool. People have a natural fear of it. But the scary part is not being there. Your customer is already there 
Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money. 
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them 
A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle. 
Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other. 
Buy a good pair of comfortable shoes, have a camera around your neck at all times, keep your elbows in, be patient, optimistic and don't forget to smile. 
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is. 
Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins. 
Our talents are the gift that God gives to us... What we make of our talents is our gift back to God 
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. 
Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology. 
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your Vision is the promise of what you shall one day be. Your Ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil. 
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake. 
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. 
