We should know mankind better if we were not so anxious to resemble one another.

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.

Beautiful women are always drawn to men they think will keep them beautiful.

I've always said that inside of me there is a rocker that wants to come out, but I'm a romantic rocker.

The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.

Oh, I am very weary, Though tears no longer flow; My eyes are tired of weeping, My heart is sick of woe.

Real tears are not those that fall from the eyes and cover the face, but those that fall from the heart and cover the soul.

Now I will show myselfTo have more of the serpent than the dove;That is--more knave than fool.

I enjoy going to Starbucks, having a cup of coffee, sitting in my car, driving from here to there, sitting at home looking at the trees, going for a walk with a dog. It's all very enjoyable.

I'm not big into images. I'm into reality.

You don't need to have a perfect ending to be happy.

Americans are somehow obsessed with her, and something about me hit a spot with people in Japan.