“Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”

“If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.”

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.”

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”

“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.”

“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.”

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.”