“A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.”

I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love…I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm sleep, beautiful thoughts.

People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.

Meanness is more in half-doing than in omitting acts of generosity.

To make mistakes is human, but to profit from them is divine.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

If your religion does not change you, then you had better change your religion.

Success consists in the climb.

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

Impossible things are simply those which so far have never been done.

True life lies in laughter, love and work.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

Politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked.

Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.

Academic education is the act of memorizing things read in books, and things told by college professors who got their education mostly by memorizing things read in books.

Responsibility is the price of freedom.

I’m going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.

Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilisation.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.

Concentration is the root of all the higher abilities in man.

The ability of a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people pull together as a team.

Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person.