Literature is my calling To hold up the mirror to my countrymen comes natural to me; and in the open field of invention I am not without hopes of giving them pleasure.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

Behind every successful man there's a lot of unsuccessful years.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.

Most people chasing their dreams don't see the bigger picture, they just see the silhouette. Make the vision real!

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion

I had never been much interested in Pluto, too many facts and too much isolation.

Everything seems simpler from a distance.

IF [GOD] HAS SPOKEN, WHY IS THE UNIVERSE NOT CONVINCED?

We don't have titles on our business cards. No one really gets any special treatment. No one gets a corner office to put pictures of their family and their dog in.

we sometimes forget the influence of action upon thought. ... Smile, whistle, sing, play the part you want to be until you become the part you play.

Battles over water in the West are always about something more. At their most elemental, they are about survival.

When you are covered by His wings, it can get pretty dark.

I only really ever hug my mother. Is this okay?” he asked. I laughed. “It’s hard to get a hug wrong.

The fact is that war films, by their very nature, are pitched at a high dramatic range.

You don't lack resources. You lack resourcefulness .