If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.

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.

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

But who is ever fair in an argument?

He is the vampire that had the greatest love of all times. And lost the greatest love of all times.

I have no particular love for my species, but own to an exhaustless fund of compassion

Cat lovers can readily be identified. Their clothes always look old and well used. Their sheets look like bath towels, and their bath towels look like a collection of knitting mistakes.

Too many people have been analyzing their pasts, their childhoods, their memories, their parents, and realizing that it doesn't do anything-or that it doesn't do enough.

A little stress and adventure is good for you, if nothing else, just to prove you are alive.

I was always kind of naïve, and really needed to be given some direction.

My kids act all the time and its exactly what I used to do.

I enjoy tutoring. I just really enjoy the experience of teaching.