My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense.

Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.