I consider him of no account who esteems himself just as the popular breath may chance to raise him.

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.

Vic knelt by Lucas's side. 'You look like crap, by the way.''Thanks for breaking it to me gently.' Lucas took a deep breath, then groaned.

Throughout life try to remember...to always keep your head up high and your middle finger higher!

I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Once you 'got' Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again.

This search for perfection - which is a search for divinity - is nothing more than the failure to accept our existence the way it is.

Can't disagree with the need for a grasp of history.

Even the notion that, you know,[Bill] Clinton was the black president strikes me as the greatest irony of all times.

I had something to do, which most kids really need. Something they can look forward to - a goal, a purpose to work towards. Something to achieve. Keeps them out of trouble.

You never want to think the best things are in the past. You want to get yourself to believe that the best things are going to be in the future.

My soul experienced a peace so sweet, so deep, it would be impossible to express it.