While an original is always hard to find, he is easy to recognize.

The aim of education should be to convert the mind into living fountain, and not a reservoir.

Happiness consists in activity -- it is a running stream, not a stagnant pool.

John Mason wrote a very good book that I recommend you read: An Enemy Called Average. I learned from this book: ‘Know your limits, then ignore them. The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse. Don’t sit back and take what comes. Go after what you want’ ” (excerpt from her book, A Leader in the Making).

If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.

The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the others find an excuse.