Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.

Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.

Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.

You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist.

Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.

When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.

None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.

There is a time to provide advice and offer an opinion, and there is a time not to. Don't be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. It certainly will not endear you to people.

Courage is making an unpopular decision and suffering through temporary discomfort because you know it will have the best long-term results.

We’re in charge of our own forgiveness, and the process takes time, patience, and intention.

Common people are merely intent on spending time - whoever has some talent, on making use of it.

I shall tell you a great secret my friend. Do not wait for the last judgement it takes place every day.

Knowing love or the hope of knowing love is the anchor that keeps us from falling into that sea of despair.

I started singing at the Met when I was seven, and the competition was so fierce that it really prepared me.

Placemaking is community organizing. It's a campaign.

Humanity is not a church made of stone, in which vault after vault lies open.

The Program further aims to make the benefits of American culture and technology available to the world and to enrich American life by exposing it to the science and art of many societies.

Suspense is worse than disappointment.