Man's highest merit always is, as much as possible, to rule external circumstances and as little as possible to let himself be ruled by them.

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.

Hope distracts you from pain - it's pain with red lipstick on to seduce you.

Nothing comes unannounced, but many can miss the announcement. So it's very important to actually listen to your own intuition rather than driving through it.

I have one regret: I wish I was a better father.

The tree does not die, it waits.

If we have data, let's look at data. If all we have are opinions, let's go with mine.

The Lord gave us power in proportion to the work to be done, and strength according to the race set before us, and grace and help as our needs required.

I love the underdog stories. I love people who refuse to give up.

I wanted to create a place where parents can come and find products that are safe for their children, as well as good for the planet.

When there's no turning back, your instincts will lead you forward.