You don’t need to change the world; you need to change yourself.
I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.
Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.
You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But not through me.
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am master of my fate and captain of my soul.
Never hope for it more than you work for it.
A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.
Leave it better than you found it.
Be proud of your choices, not your gifts.
There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses – only results.
If you want extraordinary results you must put in extraordinary effort.
Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.
Effort and hard work construct the bridge that connects your dreams to reality.
By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.
Effort is between you and you.
Life is not fair, it never was, it isn’t now, and it won’t ever be. Do not fall into the trap of feeling like you’re a victim. You are not.
This is your life and the clock is ticking.
Don’t waste your time; it is too short, valuable, and irreplaceable.