Three things are to be looked to in a building: that it stand on the right spot; that it is securely founded; that it be successfully executed.

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.

She tasted like run, root beer, and something wild he couldn’t place, but it didn’t matter. He wanted more. Craved it.

I always feel that life can teach you how to act. I'm always looking at life through other people's eyes. By feeling empathy. And I do feel that I am constantly learning.

But every page having an ample marge, And every marge enclosing in the midst A square of text that looks a little blot.

Bands like Nirvana had theatrical sensibilities, playing with image, challenging assumptions people were making about them, the apex being Kurt Cobain in a dress to make a point.

The science about life is very optimistic. Every second, four people in the world die, and six are born. This is optimistic.

Unless we consent to lack the common things which men call success, we shall hardly become heroes or saints, philosophers or poets.

I don't want to spend my life on an ice cube.

The books are balanced in heaven, not here.

There's no question that many more women artists are showing worldwide now than they were when I was a young woman, and that's really great.

I'll tell you one thing, though. It's a terrible thing to be a disappointment to a good woman.