Every man and woman is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive and if he or she does not do it, it will never be done.

We, today, stand on the shoulders of our predecessors who have gone before us. We, as their successors, must catch the torch of freedom and liberty passed on to us by our ancestors. We cannot lose in this battle.

It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture.

The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach

The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It's not failure but aiming too low, that is life's greatest tragedy.

It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.

A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.