You have to learn the

rules of the game.

And then you have to

play better than

anyone else.

Things do not happen.

Things are made to happen.

A creative man is

motivated by the

desire to achieve,

not by the desire

to beat others.

Never give up,

for that is just

the place and time

that the tide will turn.

I know where I'm going

and I know the truth,

and I don't have to be

what you want me to be.

I'm free to be what I want.

When you reach the

end of your rope,

tie a knot in it and

hang on.

I don't believe you

have to be better

than everybody else.

I believe you have

to be better than

you ever thought

you could be.

There is only one corner

of the universe you can

be certain of improving,

and that's your own self.

Learn from the past,

set vivid, detailed

goals for the future,

and live in the only

moment of time over

which you have any

control: now.

Setting goals is the

first step in turning

the invisible into

the visible.

All you need is the plan,

the road map, and

the courage to press

on to your destination.

Turn your face to

the sun and

the shadows fall

behind you.

Happiness is a butterfly,

which when pursued,

is always just beyond

your grasp, but which,

if you will sit down quietly,

may alight upon you.

No act of kindness,

no matter how small,

is ever wasted.