Desire is the presentiment of our inner abilities, and the forerunner of our ultimate accomplishments.

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.

A man's primary duty in life is to earn his own living, but to what purpose if he did not have a wife and children?

If you have felt any ounce of fear, insecurity, and uncertainty during your work day, then you might be an entrepreneur.

The moral values, ethical codes and laws that guide our choices in normal times are, if anything, even more important to help us navigate the confusing and disorienting time of a disaster.

You’re always working at the margin of what you don’t understand, that’s the only exhilarating place to be. To just illustrate what you already know is condescending, and a waste of your time.

I think life is a jape. Yours, mine, everyone's

If we really knew what God had for us, we would pray more.

As falls the dew on quenchless sands, blood only serves to wash ambition's hands.

For most gulls it was not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight.

If people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.

Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.