I divide my time as follows: half the time I sleep, the other half I dream. I never dream when I sleep, for that would be a pity, for sleeping is the highest accomplishment of genius.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

Some of the most memorable paths I've taken have been detours.

Change your mind, change your future

You’re actually fulfilling your calling by going to work and giving your best.

Fear of an enemy can often blind men to other hazards, not least the shape which they themselves make in the world.

Certainty always produces questions, uncertainty statements. It is a balancing law of nature.

Praising people behind their back is monstrously unfair, because the one thing you can't defend yourself against is the good that people say about you.

You changed the rules of the universe when you fell in love with the enemy.

Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.

Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more.