Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself vividly as winning and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.

Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his endowment with personal capacities.

In the foothills of the Himalayas, one hears the prayer: "Oh Lord, we know not what is good for us. You know what it is. For it we pray."

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.

No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness .

Prayer opens our lives for God so his will can be done in and through us, because in true prayer we habitually put ourselves into the attitude of willingness to do whatever God wills.

It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young.

If you have a goal, write it down. If you do not write it down, you do not have a goal - you have a wish.

How they madeout of shamelessness somethingbeautiful, for as long as they could.

All I can do is read a book to stay awake, and it rips my life away, but it's a great escape.

Black, The death of an old habit in order for anew journey to start. The dark cloudsdisappeared, chased away by the brilliant shine of your smile. So that I had the courage to be me once again…~Riley

Souls are more important than stories, yes. But stories are a window to the soul. Without stories, the soul suffocates.

A gentleman need not know Latin but he should at least have forgotten it.

Keep in mind that when you tell people to come see you, they might not get the idea about when it's time to leave.

By teaching others you will learn yourself.

I love martial-arts movies. I grew up with my dad watching kung-fu theater every Sunday. So it was kind of my thing.

I think the best thing, or the greatest thing my girls have going for them, is having their mother as a role model.