Tell the world what you intend to do but first show it.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

Those who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before the age of 40. More often, they do not strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of 50.

You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.

Find out what you really love to do, and then find a way to make a good living doing it.

The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

The only limitation is that which one sets up in one's own mind.

TELL THE WORLD WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO, BUT FIRST SHOW IT.This is the equivalent of saying "deeds, and not words, are what count most.

Perhaps we shall learn, as we pass through this age, that the 'other self" is more powerful than the physical self we see when we look into a mirror.

Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end.

ignorance to a certain degree can be corrected but, it shall always be an effort in futility to correct a certain degree of ignorance!

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

He thought how sad it was to be an Animal who had never had a bunch of violets picked for him.

I saw something I hadn't realized before: words wasted energy. I would use my strength instead to nurture my belief that my life would unfurl uniquely.

Next time you wish to feed me poison, warn me first," Loor demanded. (The Merchant of Death)

You are the knowing, not the condition that is known.

Illumination in the outer world is to be happy no matter what is going on. In the inner world, it's more ineffable. It's harder to express.

I think there is something very relatable in the idea that you hit a certain age, later in your life, where you realize you have to pick up the rug and see what's underneath it and deal with stuff.

My films generally center around thousands of pictures being flashed in rapid succession to create the illusion of motion.

It was absolutely thrilling to meet Laurel and Hardy, they were so nice.