“No one can really pull you up very high - you lose your grip on the rope. But on your own two feet you can climb mountains
“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work
“All things are possible until they are proved impossible - and even the impossible may only be so, as of now
“Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied
“Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
“Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents
“No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.