He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life away in fruitless efforts.

Samuel Johnson

What you do not react to cannot drag you down in a futile engagement.

Robert Greene

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

Heywood Broun

We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.

Fred Rogers

Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.

Napoleon Hill

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Maya Angelou