The history of science is science itself; the history of the individual, the individual.

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.

You can not describe anything without betraying your point of view, your aspirations, your fears, your hopes. Everything.

When I die, I will not see myself die, for the first time.

I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience.

History shows you don't know what the future brings.

Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make.

In movies, it's so easy to have this 'boom,' to kill, and I think that's inhumane.

As far as the stars are from the earth, and as different as fire is from water, so much do self-interest and integrity differ.

There is a conservation of matter and of energy, there may be a conservation of life; or if not of life, of something which transcends life.

NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic.

Men and women in their mutual attraction are driven to the very emptiness they are trying to avoid.