Only the heart without a stain knows perfect ease. [Ger., Ganz unbefleckt geniesst sich nur das Herz.]

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.

When you become a parent, you become a superhero. You realize you have more strength, energy and love than is humanly possible.

Success, just like poverty, is a state of mind.

Every problem gets solved with time.

Someone tells me I’ve been touched by Jesus, I remember.”“Not Jesus, ” he said in all seriousness. “The hand of God.

People can be unimaginably foolish...and they can be unimaginably grand, at times.

The more I love the character, the harder it is to get it wrong. I have to get to a point that I can speak for them.

I loved him so much, loved his fearlessness, his strength, even the ambition that would someday take him away from me.

Each acoustic guitar has its own character and personality. On a particular day, I might pick one up and start noodling around, looking for some emotional content in the chords.

Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.

There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.