We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love them as God gives them to us.

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 longer you silence a violin, the harder it is for it to find its true voice again.

Every life is a story make your life a best seller.

When I was 11 I played the part of Rumpelstiltskin and my teacher told me I would make a great actor.

You want to invite new ideas, not new rules.

All wrong conduct is based on wrong believing

Your fear is the most boring thing about you.

Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity.

We should like those whom we love to receive all their happiness, or, if this were impossible, all their unhappiness from our hands.

You might be a redneck if the receptionist checks the rat traps at your place of business.

We have to be careful not to let our game not be the game we know it should be.