“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”

“The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic.”

“Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.”

“You are constantly invited to be what you are.”

“Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.”

“To accomplish excellence or anything outstanding, you must listen to that whisper which is heard by you alone.”