Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

The best vision is insight.

Presence is more than just being there.

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

If you've had a good time playing the game, you're a winner even if you lose.

Kiss me, so long but as a kiss may last!

There is no time to escape reality.

​Through ignorance a common man considers his own religion to be the best and makes much useless claims, but when his mind is illuminated by Self-Knowledge, all sectarian quarrels disappear.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

Consequently, the tone, particularly that of the Viennese anti-Semitic press, seemed to me unworthy of the cultural tradition of a great nation.

I object to that remark very strongly! - The Magician's Nephew

It is not what is happening to you but rather what is happening in you that determines whether you succeed or fail.

There are athletes and celebrities that are out there and they Twitter and they constantly try to drum up press because they're narcissists.

Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.

I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.