Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

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

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream not only plan, but also believe.

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

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