Some of our weaknesses are born in us, others are the result of education; it is a question which of the two gives us most trouble.

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.

Taking a risk to survive isn’t that impressive. Taking a risk to be happy, that takes guts.

Purpose is the most important thing worth living for

God is either everything, or He is nothing.

To do anything to a high level it has to be total obsession.

I don't need to waste my time with a computer just because I am a computer scientist.

In the good times of Dada, we detested polished works, the distracted air of spiritual struggle, the titans, and we rejected them with all out being.

I've walked out of films. But for every film I've ever walked out of, I've probably walked out of 500 plays.

Television has made places look alike, and it has transformed the way we see. A whole generation of Americans, maybe two, has grown up looking at the world through a lens.

There are writers who do start doing the same thing again and again and almost inevitably fall into self-parody.

I don't like the idea of being surrounded by hidden things; people you can't see in buildings and cars.