We hear the rain fall, but not the snow. Bitter grief is loud, calm grief is silent.

Years teach us more than books.

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work.

To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.

If you sound great in the practice room, you're practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them.

In Nature there is no dirt, everything is in the right condition; the swamp and the worm, as well as the grass and the bird,-all is there for itself.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self contempt.

Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.

To harbor hatred and animosity in the soul makes one irritable, gloomy, and prematurely old.

The silver-leaved birch retains in its old age a soft bark; there are some such men.

BRAVE are the courageous souls who dare step outside the predefined yellowbrick road.

You have a choice: pursue your dreams, or be hired by someone else to help them fulfill their dreams.

Enlightenment is the ability to comprehend ourselves, it is the power to peer into our hearts and minds and reach that state of spiritual bliss, which may or may not lead us to salvation.

Since most American students cannot simply pay their full tuition out of pocket, financing a college education often takes the form of loans, both private and from the government.

America looks to have a great relationship with all countries, ideally. That won't necessarily happen, unfortunately probably won't happen with many countries.

The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's how are your parents doing.

Love is a negative form of hatred.

I'll tell you what divorce hasn't taught me. It didn't teach me not to get married again.

Don’t do it because it’s your job, do it because you can.

When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.