Begin doing what you want to do now.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.

No one grows old by living only by losing interest in living.

We have only this moment sparkling like a star in our hand ... and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.

A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.

I have throughout been curious about how much we can be said to know and with what degree of certainty or doubtfulness.

I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages.

I'm not a woman. I'm a force of nature.

Who shall ever tell how much an unmerited disfavor crushes a shy person? Who can ever depict the misfortunes of timidity?

Acting is just playing the violin in an orchestra. Directing is being the conductor.

A critic who uses new quotations is making important changes.

The great leaders of business, industry and finance, and the great artists, poets, musicians and writers all became great because they developed the power of self-motivation .

I'm suggesting that principles meant to deal with uncertainty that occurs naturally can be useful to manage the uncertainty that characterizes any new idea.

I'm very wary of fawning too much over heroes. There's an old adage that heroes are best kept at arm's length, and in a few instances in my life, that's been true.