Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the good things that happened in my life.
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.