Life's had to break you down so you could be rebuilt

Saying that you don’t have time to improve your thoughts and your life is like saying you don’t have time to stop for gas because you’re too busy driving. Eventually it will catch up with you.

My love of books was all that saved me.

When you most feel like giving up is when you most need to be keeping on.

And the dangerous thing about excuses is that if we recite them enough times, we actually come to believe they are true.

Every event has a purpose and every setback a lesson. Failure is essential to personal expansion. It brings inner growth and a whole host of psychic rewards. Never regret your past. Rather embrace it as the teacher it is.

We tell children what they should do when they grow up so we can impress the people next door.