Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is. An unexamined life is not worth living. When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.

Fall seven times and stand up eight. I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. Believe you can and you're halfway there. The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. Fall seven times and stand up eight.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on. Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Believe you can and you're halfway there. You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. We become what we think about.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. An unexamined life is not worth living. An unexamined life is not worth living. Believe you can and you're halfway there. You become what you believe.

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself–the invisible battles inside all of us–that's where it's at. In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily. Believe you can and you're halfway there. The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself–the invisible battles inside all of us–that's where it's at.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. Fall seven times and stand up eight. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. You become what you believe.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. Either you run the day, or the day runs you. Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. Education costs money. But then so does ignorance. Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear. Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Teach thy tongue to say, “I do not know,” and thous shalt progress. When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. Believe you can and you're halfway there. If you can dream it, you can achieve it.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. Believe you can and you're halfway there.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself–the invisible battles inside all of us–that's where it's at. Education costs money. But then so does ignorance. Life isn't about getting and having, it's about giving and being.

You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. You can't fall if you don't climb. But there's no joy in living your whole life on the ground. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. Either you run the day, or the day runs you. Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.

It is never too late to be what you might have been. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you can dream it, you can achieve it. Change your thoughts and you change your world.

We must balance conspicuous consumption with conscious capitalism. Believe you can and you're halfway there. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. You become what you believe. Teach thy tongue to say, “I do not know,” and thous shalt progress.

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. The quickest way to get someone to hate you is to try to get them to like you. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live. It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings. The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. Life isn't about getting and having, it's about giving and being. Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart.

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. You become what you believe. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. We must balance conspicuous consumption with conscious capitalism. If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.