“Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.”

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.”

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”

“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”

“You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground.”

“If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.”

“First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.”