You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people.

Success is not something that can be measured or worn on a watch or hung on a wall. It is not the esteem of colleagues, or the admiration of the community, or the appreciation of patients. Success is the certain knowledge that you have become yourself, the person you will meant to be from all time. That should be reward enough.

Each of us has... all the time there is. Those years, weeks, hours, are the sands in the glass running swiftly away. To let them drift through our fingers is tragic waste. To use them to the hilt, making them count for something, is the beginning of wisdom.

The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government.

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.

Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying attention to you.