I am the captain of my soul.
I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope.
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.
Tread softly, Breathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.
Other men are lenses through which we read our own minds. Each man seeks those of different quality from his own, and such as are good of their kind; that is, he seeks other men, and the rest.
The world is its own magic.
Follow your own passion – not your parents’, not your teachers’- yours.
Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.
Coal is a portable climate. It carries the heat of the tropics to Labrador and the polar circle; and it is the means of transporting itself whithersoever it is wanted. Watt and Stephenson whispered in the ear of mankind their secret, that a half-ounce of coal will draw two tons a mile, and coal carries coal, by rail and by boat, to make Canada as warm as Calcutta, and with its comfort brings its industrial power.
I think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren’t enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
Ahh, that mountain of self-discovery. Every time you have reached the summit, the clouds clear and you see there is still a ways to go. Don’t look up with thoughts of despair; thinking how much further do I have to go?! Take a moment and look back to see how far you have come. Don’t lose sight of your accomplishments, and focus on the continued commitment to self-discovery and development.
Slanderers do not hurt me because they do not hit me.
Be a rainbow in someone elses cloud.
Whether the flower looks better in the nosegay than in the meadow where it grew and we had to wet our feet to get it! Is the scholastic air any advantage?
Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.
They are decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent.
As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.
