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"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning."
"Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth."
"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."
"The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain — and the whole world is at your feet."
"We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already."
"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
"The time is always right to do what is right."
"It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs."
"If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun."
"Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream."
"The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities."
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark."
"The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides."
"To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing."
"Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time."
"Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort."
"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength."
"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus."
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for."
