The most drastic and usually the most effective remedy for fear is direct action.

Your feelings and emotions are your strongest indicator if your life is moving in a purposeful direction or not, so listen closely to how you feel

The average woman would not be pondering how fast her date could kill her, but I’ll never be an average woman.

As kids we're not taught how to deal with success; we're taught how to deal with failure. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. If at first you succeed, then what?

The affections are immortal! They are the sympathies which unite the ceaseless generations.

The enthusiasm of old men is singularly like that of infancy.

Observe always that everything is the result of a change, and get used to thinking that there is nothing Nature loves so well as to change existing forms and to make new ones like them.

The role of the educator is one of tranquil possession of certitude in regard to the teaching of not only contents but also of 'correct thinking.'

In any group of people, no matter how hard-assed they might appear, there’s always a geek.

An author places himself uncalled before the tribunal of criticism and solicits fame at the hazard of disgrace.

Sometimes it takes some time out on your own to find your way back home.