Common sense is the genius of humanity.

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.

If a conversation is not working, then you need to make a different choice. Stop what you are doing & do something different.

This is what it is to live in the world. You have to give yourself over to the cold, at least a little bit.

The only limit is the one you set yourself.

Way down deep the American people are afraid of an entangling relationship between formal religions - or whole bodies of religious belief - and government.

Your word is your bond, and you do what you say and keep your promise.

I'm afraid of everything. I'm not a naturally courageous person.

I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important.

My philosophy is, 'Show up, shut up, and do your job,' and if you do it to the satisfaction of your director and the public, you're likely to be able to do it again.