It matters little whether a man be mathematically or philologically or artistically cultivated, so he be but cultivated.

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 hills and mountains on your ways are going to be removed. But remember that’s what should happen when God gives you the shovel. Use your gifts

Nothing can succeed in stopping a man that has mastered the infinite power of the subconscious mind from reaching the territory of greatness.

I love being a performer. It's like a hole that never closes. It's something in you that never dies.

Children may not notice the positive moments in life unless we point them out to them.

I loved the Cure and Bauhaus and the Smiths. The people in my town weren't privy to that kind of music and I got abused. I discovered the microphone to get out some of that angst.

Any truth, no matter how valid, if emphasized to the exclusion of other truths of equal importance, is practical error.

I don't like talking about music.

Nobody could ever say as many terrible things to me as I say to myself.

A terminal diagnosis can really mess with your head. Honestly, it makes you want to run away to the moon. Many ALS patients want to fade away quietly. This was not for me.

Utilitarianism condones killing of innocent human beings, even murder, if it makes the world a better place.