Ah, how often I've cursed those foolish pages, That showed my youthful sufferings to everyone! If Werther had been my brother, and I'd killed him, His sad ghost could hardly have persecuted me more.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

When the going gets tough, people bail. When the going gets easy, people get lazy. Honest, smart, hard work is the way to get results.

Good-quality travel and good-quality food are the two luxuries that I never have any guilt indulging in.

We've got to be able to break through the barrier of logic

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

For in that city [New York] there is neurosis in the air which the inhabitants mistake for energy.

See that's a goal that I think it's very good in the debate to find out who the person is.

My favorite sport is female and my favorite food is beer.

If ancient tales say true, nor wrong these holy men.

Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.

I like New York in the spring and in the fall. It's one of the best cities to walk that I've ever been in.