If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history.

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.

Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.

Failures are the stairs we climb to reach success.

Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it’s now or never.

Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key.

If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.

Surround yourself with positive people.

Silence is a sounding thing, To one who listens hungrily

The Detroit String Quartet played Brahms last night. Brahms lost.

In sales, a referral is the key to the door of resistance.

I do not envy those who live a comfortable life.

Love is the perfect safety, or the perfect weapon.

It's good to have a manager who shares your interests, or goals. You can presumably trust a husband. I don't know if it's the best way to work. I really shouldn't discuss this.

We've seen how grassroots journalism by blogs has had an impact at various points politically, as ordinary people have amplified stories that were being ignored by the traditional press.

Art of course survives on the walls of private dwellings and corporate offices, but it 'dies' in the sense of losing its public, community-gathering, world-historical significance.

There's a lot about New York that is unique, and there's always a culture and a subculture going on everywhere.

A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer - you put a great song on top of that, you're really in great shape!

People who take risk intelligently can usually actually make a lot more progress than people who don't.

A lot of people have no idea that right now Y.A. (young adult). is the Garden of Eden of literature.

Too often we jump to the conclusion that something is impossible simply because we cannot see the solution. No one knows enough to be a pessimist.