To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration.

There is no way to penetrate the surface of life but by attacking it earnestly at a particular point.

A strange and somewhat impassive physiognomy is often, perhaps, an advantage to an orator, or leader of any sort, because it helps to fix the eye and fascinate the mind.

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.

Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.

To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.

Form the habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh...to let dark moods lead is like choosing cowards to command armies.

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom.

Some people live for the sake of their partners and derive their strength and energy from them

You can only conquer hate with love.

Only the traveler knows the details of the journey.

Conscience is a coward and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.

I am no busier than I have ever been - I have always been a busy guy.

There is no language that love does not speak.

Reviewing has one advantage over suicide: in suicide you take it out on yourself; in reviewing you take it out on other people.

The motivation part is all essential in keeping my voice, but there are the human factors of discipline.

We can endure almost anything if we are centered, if we have some focus in our life. You can endure if you have an anchor.