Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Giving is the key to all success in all applications of human life.

I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns.

I love to listen to books on tape.

We can all learn from our failures. What I've learned is how much it hurts to fail.

It was then that she realized that the yellow butterflies preceded the appearances of Mauricio Babilonia.

That state of mind in which a man is impressed with invisible things is faith.

I can play the guitar and the keys and the drums. I'm not brilliant at any of them. I can sing too. Some of my friends are proper musicians but I'm a song-writer. I write songs.

Exercise is for people who can't handle drugs or alcohol.

The men with God's 'go' in them have these three characteristics-a saving experience, the evidence of supernatural power at work, and the spiritual efficacy of success in prayer.

My cheeks explode when I smile. Thats why I have to look so nonplussed.