I cannot live without books.

1. I cannot live without books.

2. Whatever you are, be a good one.

3. Everything you can imagine is real.

4. Conscience is a man’s compass.

5. If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

6. Be the change you wish to see in the world.

7. As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

8. All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

9. If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed one.

10. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

11. Each person must live their life as a model for others.

12. 99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

13. What is possible for me is possible for you.

14. Laziness may appear attractive but work gives satisfaction.

15. I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

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

17. A leader is someone who brings people together.

18. To learn to succeed, you first must learn to fail.

19. We are different nations, but it seems as if we were but one people, whites and all.

20. Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

21. While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.

22. If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

23. Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

24. I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.

25. A good leader gets people to follow him or her because they want to, not because he or she makes them.

26. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

27. You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

28. If you work really, really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen.

29. In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.

30. Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

31. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

32. When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.  And one thing it takes to accomplish something is courage. 

33. Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

34. Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

35. The most important thing to remember is this: To be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become.

36. We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

37. Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

38. Be not afraid of greatness: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

39. My point is that the world is more malleable than you think, and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.

40. The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

41. We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes …but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.

42. I’d like to be remembered as a guy who tried - who tried to be part of his times, tried to help people communicate with one another, tried to find some decency in his own life, tried to extend himself as a human being.