Motivation is desire or inspiration. A motive is a reason. What's your reason?

When people say "If I only knew then what I know now" makes me wonder why they aren't using that wisdom now.

You must embrace change before change erases you.

Planning and perseverance will bring your mission to fruition.

Don't be handcuffed by bad habits when you hold the key to unlock the greatness inside of you.

Nothing is born into this world without labor.

Don't ask for directions if you're not going to start the car.

Your calling is calling you, are you answering?

If you think someone or something other than yourself is responsible for your happiness or success, I'd guess you're not that happy or successful.

If all the world's a stage, I suggest you start performing at your best.

Achieving success is a challenge but so is struggling so you may as well choose success.

Work as if everything depended upon work and pray as if everything depended upon prayer.

Nature has a healing power that teaches us that we are a part of a larger world.

People don’t read to enlighten themselves or seek to gain some valuable insight into their own psychology. People read to escape.

Greatness demands that I understand that I am not nearly as big as I thought myself to be, but that I am capable of becoming far bigger than I ever imagined myself to be.

It's always a fine line. If you overdo (aggression) it's 'ugly Australians', but if you have a smile on your face it's Australia being too nice.

I love Queen. Not all of it. Some of it, I can't get into. But "Don't Stop Me Now" is a pretty hilarious song. It's a good pick-me-up in the car.

There were the fairy tales my father told to me at bedtime. All the standards. I thought my father invented wolves.

You cannot fool an audience.

In the education of children there is nothing like alluring the interest and affection; otherwise you only make so many asses laden with books.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.