Courage and Strength

Without self-confidence we are as babes in the cradles. And how can we generate this imponderable quality, which is yet so invaluable most quickly? By thinking that other people are inferior to oneself.

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor souls who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.

The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense.

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar.

Do or do not. There is no try.

If you think you can, or you think you can't, you’re right!

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate the man then you destroy yourself.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

Believe in yourself. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face. You must do that which you think you cannot do.

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you somebody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.

There is no man living who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be...The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.

To keep our faces toward change, and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate, is strength undefeatable.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

All glory comes from daring to begin.

You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot do.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.