Echoes

Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness.

He who is brave is free.

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

Henceforth I ask not good fortune — I myself am good fortune.

I will either find a way or make one.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The worst lesson that can be taught a man is to rely upon others and to whine over his sufferings.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." … You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.

The best way to predict your future is to create it.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Take a step forward, lads. It will be easier that way.

Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?

The destiny of man is in his own soul.