Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

We must rebuild organic communities, where people can come together and have analogue conversations and share stories, art, music and emotions.

Be sure your sin will find you out...Be sure.

She dances in a ring of fire and throws of the challenge with a shrug.

A man is not a tree'...If we remain where we start from we will neither grow nor flourish.

I feel like I'm pretty good but I don't like to toot my own horn, you know. I want to let the work speak for itself and kind of move on to the next thing.

A thought often makes us hotter than a fire.

I have seven scars from having moles removed. One was a melanoma, six were precancerous. Get your moles checked!

If you can't help people, then what is the point of being successful?

I'm unable to really write the kind of song that doesn't have a visual element, which most songs don't.

I prepared for the part by drinking, but I was sober when I was performing