I am the Spirit that denies.

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.

I had a dream about you last night... I was a brick and you were a blanket. Damn that improbability drive.

Starting the day - Another chance to be new again.How many of us still wish for that?To be your own sunrise.To awaken like a prayer - both solemn and joyful at still being alive.

The law is simple. Every experience is repeated or suffered till you experience it properly and fully the first time.

We wrote verses that condemned us, with no hope of pardon, to the most bitter solitude.

[The captain] looked at Florentino Ariza, his invincible power, his intrepid love and was overwhelmed by the belated suspicion that it is life, more than death, that has no limits.

One of the greatest assets of a farm is the sheer ecstasy of life.

I find Lady Gaga hilarious. And I kind of like her. My heart's warmed to her.

The things that make us human often make us ill.

While a man is racing he must hate himself and his competitors.

I am not a person who pursues luxury. I am not like those people who, once they have money, compulsively squander it or show it off.