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

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

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

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.

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

Great minds discuss ideas average minds discuss events small minds discuss people.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

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

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

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