Napolean Bonaparte
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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Be all you can be.
You could unwrap a Fudgesicle at the first light and never touch the brake lever till you threw away the stick.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
Old love does not rust.
It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.
You are what you think about all day long.
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
Happiness is the indication that man has found the answer to the problem of human existence the productive realization of his potentialities and thus, simultaneously, being one with the world and preserving the integrity of his self.
I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.
Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.
Act or accept.
It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
You think of yourself as a colored man. I think of myself as a man.
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure. The greater part of the men being six feet high.
Excuse me while I whip this out.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
Why don't you come up sometime and see me ?
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
Kids don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their own way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.
Every shot you don't take is a guaranteed miss.
Commit yourself to a dream... Nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Love doesn't just sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence , see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence we need silence to be able to touch souls.
The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.
Leadership is power to endure an ongoing quest for information or influence not just actual triumphs like making profits or achieving stated objectives.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
He who lends to the poor gets his interest from God.
In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.
Only the healing art enables one to make a name for himself and at the same time give benefit to others.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
The art of choosing men is not nearly so difficult as the art of enabling those one has chosen to attain their full worth.
I am resolved that I will not through my humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.
You see, Francois, marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together. But with you, Francois, I think it would be a mistake.
My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
I am again fairly settled down to the pleasant duties of an old fashioned Virginia house-keeper, steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and as cheerful as a cricket.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
Years from now, when you talk about this, and you will, be kind.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
If they move, kill ' em.
Hearts are not had as a gift but hearts are earned.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen. There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.
There is no luck except where there is discipline.
Only in his own way and not in any other can the one who strives perfect himself. He who lays hold of the rung of his companion and lets go of his own rung, through him neither the one nor the other will be realized.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
If you advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavor to leave the life which you have imagined, you will you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor.
All you need is love.
I'll be taking these huggies and whatever cash you got.
Love like you'll never be hurt.
Love is the great amulet that makes this world a garden.
Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Why hesitate? Upon the plains of hesitation are the bleached bones of countless millions, who on the threshold of victory sat down to wait, and in waiting they died.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.
Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
Come here, Norman. Hurry up. The loons ! The loons ! They're welcoming us back.
Love to faults is always blind. Always is to joy inclined, winged, and unconfined. And breaks all chains from every mind.
The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.
Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there.
Good morning, Vietnam !
Put off for one day and ten days will pass by.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
Hi-Yo, Silver !
Oh, it was nobody's fault but my own. I was looking up. It was the nearest thing to heaven. You were there.
Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose site of the shore.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.
Almost any idea is good if a man has ability and is willing to work hard. The best idea is worthless if the creator is a loafer and ineffective.
We can do no great things. Only small things with great love.