Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.

The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.

Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible

Hope is a straw hat hanging beside a window covered with frost.

Music, I feel, must be emotional first and intellectual second.

If Mr. Trump wants to work with us to make sure that trade works for the American worker, not just CEOs of corporate America, you have got a partner, partner.

Capitalism encourages entrepreneurs to act with consideration for others even when their ultimate motive is to benefit themselves.

I do not believe that any political campaign justifies the declaration of a moratorium on ordinary common sense.

For Cider House Rules, I was doing a New England accent.

Love looks forward, hate looks back, anxiety has eyes all over its head.

A late game is only late until it ships. A bad game is bad until the end of time

Whenever I can afford to do something, I do it.

I campaigned for [Dennis] Kucinich in 2008. I continue to be in touch with him and I really admire him. I think he's very brave and honest - unusually so for a U.S. politician.