The present is a powerful deity. [Ger., Die Gegenwart ist eine machtige Gottin.]

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.

Meditation creates harmony in the midst of chaos in my inner world and outer reality.

Lack of will power has caused more failures than lack of intelligence or ability.

I work out every day - and my daily routine is a mix of functional and strength training.

I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don't like to read.

A tyrant does not remain in the world; But the curse on him abides forever!

It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of a closed mind.

That's how the scientists discover new science. They start out with a hypothesis--an idea--and then others believe enough in the idea that they make it true. You see?

A writer turns his life into material, and if you’re in his life, he uses yours, too.

There are many who are lip servants but not life servants.