We are pantheists when we study nature, polytheists when we write poetry, monotheists in our morality.

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.

May you find grace to overcome self-doubt.

There are a lot of things we don't want to know about the people we love.

The idea that when the health of one member suffers, the health of the whole body is lowered is a teaching of St Paul which is timeless.

A sad, wise valor is the brave complexion.

It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of the government to support its citizens.

Everyone gets discourages...The question is: Are you going to give up or get up? It's a choice.

If you want to lead people, you have to let them come up close.

The Democrats are standing on one side, and the Republicans are playing games on the other. Both sides are playing games.

I'm a hard workin' man, have been for many long years.

Originally I was not writing songs for myself