Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

Writing starts with living.—Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing

My contemplation is an excruciation only because it is also a joy.

Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.

As long as the League of Nations constitutes only a treaty of guarantee for the victorious nations, it is by no means worthy of its name.

Reason is the miner's lamp used in bringing up ore from the mind.

Don't ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.

Seeing other people do great work is its own form of inspiration and far more powerful than borrowing their ideas.

No man is a man without high morals and ethics.

If the future and the past really exist, where are they?

All buildings are predictions. All predictions are wrong.