What dazzles, for the moment spends its spirit; Whats genuine, shall posterity inherit.

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.

Henry liked fun and avoided when he could any solemn or serious matter, for he confused these with sorrow.

I'd never opened up the gas station if it had been someone else, but I know Tucker's fond of you. It's a shame you don't keep in touch with the old man.

And this fine young prince had fallen in love with a Nobody from Nowhere -- as princes sometimes do, though not as often as romantic tradition would have you believe.

Culture is just a shambling zombie that repeats what it did in life; bits of it drop off, and it doesn't appear to notice.

A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.

Addiction is rarely conquered alone.

You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect.

I really don't know anything about music, and it's no great experience for me. But I do think that music has a purifying element.

To be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill.

Once you have a Down's syndrome child, you can't conform. In a way, you're free.