Seek first the virtues of the mind; and other things either will come, or will not be wanted.

Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention… To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

Success is the process itself.

Failure is a greater teacher than success. Listen, learn, go on.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.