"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
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"Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart."
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you."
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
"The first and the most important thing is to know that life is one and immortal. Only the forms, countless in number, are transient and brittle. The life everlasting is independent of any form but manifests itself in all forms. Life then does not die... but the forms are dissolved."
"Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances."
"Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results."
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."
"Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
"Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself"
"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."
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy."
"If you can dream it, you can do it. Your limits are all within yourself."
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
"I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images."
"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay."
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."
"The worst thing you can do is nothing."
"The time is always right to do what is right."
"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."