Some of the worlds greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

Some of the worlds greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang read more

Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend read more

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.

There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.

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

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

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters

Life's like a play; it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.