For anybody, faith and belief are everything you have. Nobody gave me the India cap; nobody taught me to go and get runs. It’s a belief I had in myself.
Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice… No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.
Self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment.
Don’t wait for the right opportunity: create it.
Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one’s self to do without it.
All the parts combined cannot fail to find in the united mass of means and efforts greater strength, greater resource, proportionably greater security from external danger, a less frequent interruption of their peace by foreign nations.
If you really want to know how to help your children, leave them alone!