Of the book of books most wondrous is the tender book of love.

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.

Stay unknown until you know what you want to be known for.#StokesNotes

It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.

Pretending to care what men think is an art. It takes moments to learn, but lifetimes to master. I'd like to believe I'm an expert.

At sunset we are rattling through the streets of the little town of Cordova.

I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!

Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.

Within every setback or obstacle or disadvantage there is the seed of an equal or opposite or greater advantage or benefit.

It has been said that an engineer is a man who can do for ten shillings what any fool can do for a pound; if that be so, we were certainly engineers.

Please remember that how you say something is often more important than what you say.

I feel very lucky to be successful in what i love doing everyday.