Talent is nothing but long patience.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
Talent is nothing but long patience.
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.