James K. Polk Quotes

The American flag does not fly because the wind moves it; it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

The best way to predict your future is to create it.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Do not wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

The best revenge is massive success.

If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.

The future depends on what you do today.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you’ve come.

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.

You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire you to help build theirs.

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.

Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.