The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.

When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.

The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.

Stand up to an obstacle. Just stand up to it, that's all, and don't give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break, and it won't be you, it will be the obstacle.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You'll find they haven't half the strength you think they have.

If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. If you want to be courageous, act as if you were - and as you act and persevere in acting, so you tend to become.

How do I change? If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.

The inn looks quite luxurious, but their host explains that as the plague has racked up victims, people have grown more and more afraid to leave their homes, terrified to purchase things from those who have been stricken.

The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.

Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.

As Pascal wrote long ago, "Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true.

God doesn't want courageous cowards; He needs confident commanders.