Painting and tattooing the body is a return to animalism.

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.

The key to our scientific future, ....is hidden in our past

Her beauty was a weapon. A loaded gun, with the barrel pointed at her own head.

Love is not a landmine but a sinkhole.

There is not a single celebrated Southern name in any of the departments of human industry except those of war, assassination, lynching, murder, the duel, repudiation, & massacre.

It's amazing to know that 5 years ago I was writing songs in a basement in the ghetto and now I'm writing for Michael Jackson. I'd be a fool not to say it's a dream come true.

Gratitude drives happiness. Happiness boosts Productivity. Productivity reveals mastery. And mastery inspires the world.

A problem is only a problem when viewed as a problem. All change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.

The best experiences and the biggest ideas don't fit into a category. They change it.

While the world of reality has its limits, the world of your imagination is without boundaries

Father, O father! what do we here In this land of unbelief and fear?