The threshold is the place of expectation.

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.

Three years later and I’m still writing about you. I don’t know if that says more about you or I.

Faith is obedience nothing else.

Injury, when it is slight, upsets me; when it is strong it calms me.

Because we call ourselves Christians, our actions need to reflect Christ.

We are who we are, and when you accept people instead of trying to change them to fit your needs, your relationships can fully blossom.

Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government.

I questioned everything. I didn't see a character developed in Platoon at all. The character in Blue Velvet was much more fascinating to me

The most important promises are the ones we make to ourselves. The promises we makes to ourselves are the things that assure us we have the capacity to keep our promises to others.

I could have said some things about Hillary Clinton that would have been unfortunate for her, too. But I don't want to interfere.

You must remember that the common criminal will always join the armed forces for, if nothing else, regular meals and expert training in the use of guns.