The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will read more

Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty
that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable.

When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at
his rock perhaps a hundred times read more

When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at
his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.
Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was
not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been read more

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

Willingness opens the doors to knowledge, direction, and achievement.
Be willing to know, be willing to do, be willing to read more

Willingness opens the doors to knowledge, direction, and achievement.
Be willing to know, be willing to do, be willing to create a positive
result. Be willing, especially, to follow your dream.

Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over
the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn read more

Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over
the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to
figure out whether you like it or not.

There is no shame in finding someone else to be attractive, or good company. Even if they don't like you, read more

There is no shame in finding someone else to be attractive, or good company. Even if they don't like you, there is still no shame. If you happen to be fond of someone, and they're not fond of you, it's OK.. You don't have to wait and see if they'll love you back. You can announce it.. Joy in life comes from expressing ourselves, in taking risks and jumping in. Everyone is not going to like you. But you can like who you like.