Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have, and as you proceed in this spirit the way will open for you to do more.

Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.

The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own.

Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings.

Everything in God's store is on the bottom shelf...you have to get on your knees to get it.

Visualize this thing you want. See it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin.

There is nothing on earth that you can not have once you have mentally accepted the fact that you can have it.

Think of things not as they are, but as they might be. Don't merely dream- but create.

Any thought that is passed on to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough is finally accepted.

Two people can illustrate crudity to you.The first is the crude man, whom you see perceiving the diamond as a stone.The other is the refined man, who makes clear to you the crudity of the first one.

If I shut everything else out and filled the room with memories, the past could become the present, and I could live there, with him. I would never leave.

He cares about the people involved, but I don't think he's a big football fan.

The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.

Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it.

Kind words cost little, but accomplish much.

That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.

In spite of the pangs of travail, the longing for motherhood remains the most powerful instinct in woman.

We, however, place the love of God and His honour above our own and above the acquisition of many regions

My wife had taken off on a plane. Two airplanes had crashed into the World Trade Center. I, of course, like any other person, felt potentially devastated, panicky a little bit.