Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.

I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.

Success is not measured by where you are in life, but the obstacles you've over come

Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

If people institute wrong institutions, wrong institutions do not just produce wrong people, but wrong people who understand and accept mediocrity as an institution

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

I started with the classical violin when I was 6, and I guess it went well.

What separates those who achieve from those who do not is in direct proportion to one's ability to ask for help.

I'm not really a model.

Believe in the holy contour of life.

The three classic ways in which the Devil tempts us are with a threat, a promise or a seduction.

I tried to make it as real for them as possible. The thing about being reality is that reality is not always fun. They did a big piece of growing up that day.

The writing is so great on TV now; it's such a pleasure to watch.

History: A distillation of rumor.