"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence."

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot

"Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The 'if' thinker broods over a difficulty or a setback. The 'how' thinker wastes no energy on postmortems when trouble or even disaster hits him. He immediately starts looking for the best solution."

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."

"Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."