The games of the ancient Greeks were, in their original institutions, religious solemnities.

Envisioning the end is enough to put the means in motion.

There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow.

Act as if it were impossible to fail.

By going over your day in imagination before you begin it, you can begin acting successfully at any moment.

A problem is often half-solved when it is clearly stated.

The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.

Act boldly and unforeseen forces will come to your aid.

If you can discover what you like, if you can discover what you truly believe about most of the major matters of life, you will be able to write a story which is honest and original and unique.

Hitch your unconscious mind to your writing arm.

Writing calls on unused muscles and involves solitude and immobility.

True beauty is something that attacks, overpowers, robs, and finally destroys.

On my fifteenth birthday, I came to realize that the expression spoiled rotten meant exactly that. We kids were the apples of our parents' eyes, and I, for one, was rotting from inside out.

A tiny spark ignites a flame, just as a helping hand can do the same

Los Angeles is a city made up of refugees from better cities.

The important source of finance is now commercial papers, bonds, and so on.

The election result is not a victory that belongs to me or my party.

Until you have become really, in actual fact, as brother to everyone, brotherhood will not come to pass.

In his speech President Bush said we need to rebuild Iraq, provide the people with jobs, and give them hope. If it works there maybe we'll try it in New Orleans.

[A]s previous studies have concluded, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets are probably thickening rather than melting.

I have a disproportionate amount of faith in the goodness of the world and that everything will actually work out okay.