As much as I loved the art and discipline of the dance, it didn't love me!

At the end of our lives we all ask, did i live? Did i love? Did i matter?

You really have to love what you are doing, so you don't give up.

Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.

It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.

Your most vauluable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else.

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.

The most important success principle of all was stated by Elbert Hubbard, one of the most prolific writers in American history, at the beginning of the twentieth century. He said, 'Self-discipline is the ability to do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.

To be truly happy and fulfilled, you must be working toward accomplishing something that is bigger than yourself, and that makes a difference in the life or work of others.

The more you discipline yourself to persist on a major task, the more you like and respect yourself, and the higher is your self-esteem.

Each act of self-discipline strengthens every other act of self-discipline. Every act of persistence strengthens every other act of persistence. When you discipline yourself to persist, over and over, you like and respect yourself more and more. You become stronger and more confident. Eventually, you become unstoppable.

Successful people are those who are willing to delay gratification and make sacrifices in the short term so that they can enjoy far greater rewards in the long term.