A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.

The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.

Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible

God does not ask your ability or your inability. He asks only your availability.

That's the trouble with loving a wild thing: You're always left watching the door.

Having a child who is struggling doesn't make you a bad parent, just as being a child who is struggling doesn't make your child a bad kid.

Too much time is wasted fighting one self and life itself. Peace and fulfilment emerge the moment you embrace both.

The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against us.

Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future.

The sun cares nothing for illumination.

Where there is power, there is resistance.

Yeah, that's funny, huh?...Something hurts you real bad and you get used to it. Like being hurt becomes part of who you are.

Society needs first of all to be free from meddlersthat is, to be let alone.