You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

All power is within you; you can do anything and everything.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

The essence of America is an idea: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.

„Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see.”

Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right.