“There is a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it.”

Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.

Desire backed by faith knows no such word as impossible.

Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.

The person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.

Are you waiting for success to arrive, or are you going out to find where it is hiding?

If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water’s edge.

Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.

Self-confidence results, first, from exact knowledge; second, the ability to impart that knowledge.

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.

Every negative event contains within it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

The greatest failure in life is to stop trying.

If you learn to budget your time correctly, you will have time for all your needs.

Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action, and directed to a definite end.

Enthusiasm is the steam that drives the engine.

Keep your mind focused on what you want and act accordingly. You will achieve success!

Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.

The difference between average and good. Good and Great! Great and Phenomenal! It’s their mindset!

Let us close the springs of racial poison. Let us pray for wise and understanding hearts. Let us lay aside irrelevant differences and make our nation whole.

It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it’s close.

A fit body gives you confidence. And there’s nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve. But you’ll have to remember the difference between being rude and being confident.

When I came back, after all those stories about Hitler and his snub, I came back to my native country, and I could not ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn’t live where I wanted. Now what’s the difference?

I don’t want to be liked. I want to be respected. Because if you like me you can throw me away too quick. If you respect me, you may not even like what I was wearing, but you’ll say, “I respect that.”

I used to act dumb. That act is no longer cute. Now, I would like to make a difference God has given me this new chance.