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One of my superstitions had always been when I started to go any where, or to do anything, not to turn back, or stop until the thing intended was accomplished.

I would have given anything then to have been back in Illinois, but I had not the moral courage to halt and consider what to do; I kept right on.

Freedom, too, the long-sought, we still seek,--the freedom of life and limb, the freedom to work and think, the freedom to love and aspire.

This, then, is the end of his striving: to be a co-worker in the kingdom of culture, to escape both death and isolation, to husband and use his best powers and his latent genius.

The Day of Miracles was past, and a long, gray road of dogged work lay ahead.

The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.

Do, every day, all that you can do that day, and do each act in an efficient manner.

Success in life is becoming what you want to be.

You are to become a creator, not a competitor.

You can do what you want to do, and it is your right and privilege to follow the business or avocation which will be most congenial and pleasant.

Desire is a manifestation of power.

The object of all life is development; and everything that lives has an inalienable right to all the development it is capable of attaining.

Every person naturally wants to become all that he is capable of becoming; this desire to realize innate possibilities is inherent in human nature; we cannot help wanting to be all that we can be.

The world is advanced only by those who more than fill their present places.

Our supreme task is the resumption of our onward, normal way.

There is no instant step from disorder to order.

A regret for the mistakes of yesterday must not, however, blind us to the tasks of today.

There is no short cut to the making of these ideals into glad realities.

Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter.

If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another.

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.

If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle.

Start each day with a task completed. Find someone to help you through life. Respect everyone.

If you want to change the world don’t ever, ever ring the bell.

If you want to change the world sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head first.