I’m not good at any task that needs to be done right the first time.

Even though there are days I wish I could change some things that have happened in the past, where you are headed is much more important than what you have left behind.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

Humor is the most engaging cowardice.

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.

Freedom lies in being bold.

Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.

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

The best way out is always through.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I– I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

These woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.

Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.

Work is not man’s punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.

People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Nothing is work unless you’d rather be doing something else.

Where there is no work, there is no dignity.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.

If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”

The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life

Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.

It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe

The man who has no imagination has no wings