“When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done.”

Just try to be the best you can be; never cease trying to be the best you can be. That’s in your power.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

I’m not afraid to die.

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

Earn the right to be proud and confident.

Passion is momentary; love is enduring.

It takes time to create excellence. If it could be done quickly, more people would do it.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.

If I am through learning, I am through.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

We are always in a hurry to be happy; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

He who sows hurry reaps indigestion.

It doesn’t matter how much of a hurry you think you are in. Be one of the people for whom ten minutes does not make a difference.

People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger.

When an Occupy demo in the centre of Frankfurt makes world news, I shall hurry to join in.

I’m in no hurry: the sun and the moon aren’t, either. Nobody goes faster than the legs they have.

Don’t be in such a hurry.