Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your mind to it and maintain a positive attitude.
To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me – not success.
To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
There’s only one way to make a beginning, and that is to begin; and begin with hard work, and patience, prepared for all the disappointments.
There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.
There is safety in the midst of danger. What would life be if we didn’t dare to take things in hand?[There is safety in the midst of danger. Wat zou het leven zijn als we niet wat durfden aanpakken.]
There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it.
There exists in the world a single path along which no one can go except you: whither does it lead? Do not ask, go along it.[Es giebt in der Welt einen einzigen Weg, auf welchem niemand gehen kann, ausser dir: wohin er führt? Frage nicht, gehe ihn.]
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
The person who is motivated by necessity is interested in what’s known and what’s secure. The person who is motivated by possibility is equally interested in what’s not known. He wants to know what can evolve, what opportunities might develop.
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.
The motive power is the cause of all life.[Il moto è causa d’ogni vita.]
