"I am not a victim. No matter what I have been through, I'm still here. I have a history of victory."

"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

"Act as if! Act as if you're a wealthy man, rich already, and then you'll surely become rich. Act as if you have unmatched confidence and then people will surely have confidence in you. Act as if you have unmatched experience and then people will follow your advice. And act as if you are already a tremendous success, and as sure as I stand here today - you will become successful."

"Congratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away!"

"There is no failure except in no longer trying."

"If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to."

"All the time you're saying to yourself, 'I could do that, but I won't,' — which is just another way of saying that you can't."

"You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them."

"Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better."

"When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important."

"Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next."

"The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts - it gives you what you demand with your actions."

"The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense."

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."

"I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you."

"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

"So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains."

"I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time."

"If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried."

"I've had great success being a total idiot."

"The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it."

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it."