Everything in the world may be endured, except only a succession of prosperous days. [Ger., Alles in der Welt lasst sich ertragen, Nur nicht eine Reihe von schonen Tagen.]

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.

It is my feeling that Time ripens all things with Time all things are revealed Time is the father of truth.

The heart sometimes leaps forward when the head tells us to be still. When this happens, patience is clearly called for as we seek to find a proper balance between impulse and discretion.

I'm pretty sure whoever said, people are wonderful spent very little time with people.

Most people do not realize that there was a paid chaplain in Congress even before the Revolutionary War ended.

Material Girl is about having your own personal style, and my personal style reflects the brand's aesthetic.

In a world filled with misery and uncertainty, it is a great comfort to know that, in the end, there is light in the darkness.

I don't think anybody could imagine the life that I've been lucky enough to have. It's been an incredible journey.

Everything in life is a risk! I mean, you walk out onto the street and it's a risk! Don't you think?

We, Brits, need to be sort of loosened up. And there's some transfer overseas, I think the more American fare that comes to the U.K., the more cross-fertilization there is that's perhaps changing.

I say what I have to say at the moment and when I don't want to say it anymore, then I won't.