“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”
“We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”
“You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground.”
“If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.”
“First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.”
“Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.”