Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman, but believing what he read made him mad.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.

Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Write your Sad times in Sand, Write your Good times in Stone.

Islam is the best religion and Muslims are the worst followers

A teacher can kindle your mind and let you memorize information, but true education is often self-education.

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.

Each work seems to give me the most trouble at the time I'm working on it.

Sarah Palin. Remember Sarah Palin? She is adorable. She is back on the campaign trail. Really. She's going to campaign in the Senate runoff in Georgia. As soon as she finds out where Georgia is.

It was my tongue that swore; my heart is unsworn.

An essential element of any art is risk. If you don't take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn't been seen before?

Remember who you are. Don't compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth.

Your poems will happen when no one is there.

...for the first time in my life, writing was hard. The problem was the teaching...by most Friday afternoons I felt as if I'd spent the week with jumper cables clamped to my brain.

We all deal with being unfairly judged.