I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at the whole edifice... It was a slow process for me to just crawl out of it, like a snake leaving his skin behind.

You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.

It’s lovely to know that the world can’t interfere with the inside of your head.

Stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it.

Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.

I say, Billy, what’s the use in playing croquet when you’re doomed? He says, Frankie, what’s the use of not playing croquet when you’re doomed?

I learned the significance of my own insignificant life.

After a full belly all is poetry.

It's not enough to be American. You always have to be something else, Irish-American, German-American, and you'd wonder how they'd get along if someone hadn't invented the hyphen

A mother's love is a blessing No matter where you roam. Keep her while you have her, You'll miss her when she's gone -- Angela's Ashes.

The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.

The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

I must refine my training every day to give myself the best opportunity to achieve my dreams during the Olympic Games in Rio.

Good God! how often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part.

I found the road to wealth when I decided that a part of all I earned was mine to keep.

Let me just tell you this: I love polyester.

There is nothing more practical than a good theory.

What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.

If you don't like what you're getting, then change what you're doing. It's up to you.

Once a person gains experience and a good reputation, it takes less and less money to create bigger and bigger investments.