Do you want to live happily? Travel with two bags, one for giving, the other for receiving.

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.

The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine

Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.

I don't regret any of the decisions I've made in my life because with every choice I make, I learn something new.

A great man is a torch in the darkness, a beacon in superstition's night, an inspiration and a prophecy.

There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner.

I wear dark sunglasses when I want my head to look more like a limousine.

People are often unhappy in the Christian life because they have thought of Christianity, and the whole message of the gospel, in inadequate terms.

Some widowers are bereaved -- others, relieved.

I get irritated when I hear preachers say, "Come to Jesus and all your problems will be over." That's just simply a lie.

There is a deep human need for beauty and if you ignore that need in architecture your buildings will not last