Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.

I am very happy. My patience and perseverance have finally paid off.

Patience brings perseverance.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.

Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering.