“ You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible. ”

“ Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them. ”

“ Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it. ”

“ Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals. ”

“ Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right. ”

“ Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances. ”

“ Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. ”

“ Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation. ”

“ I take the position that I'm always to some degree wrong, and the aspiration is to be less wrong. ”

“ The first step is to establish that something is possible then probability will occur. ”

“ If you need inspiration, don't do it. ”

“ You should take the approach that you’re wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong. ”