Those who have never seen themselves surrounded on all sides by the sea can never possess an idea of the world, and of their relation to it.

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.

The world is yours the moment you follow your own dreams.

Ah, life's little surprises! They can make any day unforgettable... or make it your last.

I don't love CDs more than anything else, but I was just playing around with the idea that they could be something you're momentarily keeping hold of as everything is passing by.

Ask 10 people about their family relationships and at least five of them will report an estrangement.

We have not come to compete with one another. We have come to complete one another.

Every day in every way, I am increasing my mental and physical capacity. I am reversing my biological age.

So many stars lose their way, and with success become more neurotic, not less so.

George H. W. Bush is gracious. And I'm not saying any of the former presidents aren't gracious, I'm just saying, this man is gracious.

There's never too much stuff going up people's butts.

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.