“Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows. ”

“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”

“Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your own life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth.”

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us. ”

“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. ”

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do. ”

“Help publicly. Help privately. Help in your actions by recycling and conserving and protecting, but help also in your attitude. Help make sense where sense has gone missing. Help bring reason and respect to discourse and debate. Help science to solve and faith to soothe. Help law bring justice, until justice in commonplace. Help and you will abolish apathy- the void that is so quickly filled by ignorance and evil.”

“So what will define greatness for your generation? I believe it is to use the knowledge that you have earned here to find ways, not only to connect to computers, but to connect to people; not only to bridge gaps in science, but to bridge gaps between cultures; not only to use numbers and formulas to create, but to use words to lead, and in the process, to close that canyon between ignorance and understanding.”

“No man ever listened himself out of a job.”

“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”

“When heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on any man, it will exercise his mind with suffering, subject his sinews and bones to hard work, expose his body to hunger, put him to poverty, place obstacles in the paths of his deeds, so as to stimulate his mind, harden his nature, and improve wherever he is incompetent. ”

“I've never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation. ”

“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent. ”

“Morale is a state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is elan, ésprit de corps, and determination.”

“I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself- that is the best combination. ”

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. ”

“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”

“Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground. ”

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. ”

“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ”

“I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well. ”

“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. ”

“Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.”

“Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. ”

“That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime- to set an example- and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.”

“Hold fast to dreams. For if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”

“To finish first, you must first finish. ”

“An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything, and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.”

“You know, I used to think the future was solid or fixed, something you inherited like an old building that you move into when the previous generation moves out or gets chased out. But it's not. The future is not fixed; it's fluid. You can build your own building, or hut or condo...the world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.”

“A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving. ”

“Excellence is never an accident; it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.”

“Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.”