"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that."

— Mark Twain

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."

— Theodore Roosevelt

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined."

— Henry David Thoreau

"Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What's important is the action. You don't have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow."

— Carrie Fisher

"Trust in yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself."

— Alfred Adler

"The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks."

— African Proverb