You say, 'The country is messed up.' That's like cursing the soil and the seed and the sunshine and the rain, which is all you've got. Don't curse all you've got. When you get your own planet, you can rearrange this whole deal. This one you've got to take like it comes.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

Those who seek a better life must first become a better person.

There is no shortage of opportunity. There is only a shortage of those who will apply themselves to the basics that success requires.

Goal-setting is powerful because it provides focus. It shapes our dreams. It gives us the ability to hone in on the exact actions we need to perform to achieve everything we desire in life.

We must risk going too far to discover just how far we can go.

If you step up the self-education curve, you will come up with more answers than you can use.