I wasn't interested in making a lot of money, but I was interested in making a lot of living.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

Fear least have power! The power of fear lies in the power of our fears. Without the power of our fears, fear is least empowered!

Not everyone can just up an’ go whenever they please!

That moment you realize you are doing the right thing for the wrong reasons and the wrong thing for the right reasons.

F***ing triffids.

I didn't want just any career, so I am not going to be just any nurse.

I admire people that help other people without asking anything in return, which is something that's really rare these days and hard to find.

It was always a false assumption that white American writers cannot write novels about race unless they're approaching it from a very oblique angle.

Real teams are much more likely to flourish if leaders aim their sights on performance results that balance the needs of customers, employees, and shareholders.

It makes you very cool," he said, taking big, jumping steps to get in front of me. "CNN would interview you, for sure. Daughter of Flobie! But don't worry. I'll keep them back!

I work. I have a life. There's not much to tell.