"Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

"Excuses make today easy but tomorrow harder. Discipline makes today hard but tomorrow easier."

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

"A goal without a plan is just a wish."

"You don't wait until you're confident enough to take action. You build your confidence as a result of taking action."

"Impossible is an opinion"

"I get knocked down, but I get up again...You are never gonna keep me down..."