Doctors put drugs of which they know little into bodies of which they know less for diseases of which they know nothing at all.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

You can balance the unbalance. Once you believe the unbelievable.Then you will always be the best version of yourself.

Trust who and what you are, and the universe will support you in miraculous ways.

In what grade do we stop believing in ourselves? I asked. In what grade do we stop believing, period? I mean, SOMEONE has to be a Nobel Peace Prize winner. SOMEONE has to be a ballerina. Why not us?

You are not what you think you are, but WHAT YOU THINK, the thoughts that habitually possess your mind, that is what you are

I teach the No to all that makes weak--that exhausts. I teach the Yes to all that strengthens, that stores up strength, that pride.

Speak seldom, but to important subjects, except such as particularly relate to your constituents, and, in the former case, make yourself perfectly master of the subject.

Sometimes you have to fight in order to be free.

We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that

Never do a thing concerning the rectitude of which you are in doubt.

I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on them for real.