Heaven is a place of restless activity, the abode of never-tiring thought.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

The more people I meet the happier I become.

They said words they did not mean, and their conversations seemed to follow all kinds of rules—rules that no one has ever explained to Oscar.

I mean, I think about it, but I don't design my record to get a certain public response.

Tesla is changing the paradigm. We're going to turn the world on its ear and create high demand through design.

Crying babies are like good intentions: Both should be carried out immediately!

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance of being infinite.

In meditation we get a sense of the countless selves within ourselves, the different forms they take. Those that don't seem positive or helpful we push aside. Those that seem progressive we enjoy.

The dome of thought, the palace of the soul.

Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl.

Saying hello to something new means saying good-bye to something old and loved.