What makes poetry? A full heart, brimful of one noble passion.

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.

It would actually constitute more than a miracle, he realised. It would take divine intervention plus luck, plus some unknown element of cosmic wizardry.

A soul of hospitality and a heart of humanity is a house of love, peace, freedom, liberty and justice.

Don't allow your mind to create a bigger problem than your problem.

Life may be hard but it's also wonderful.

If only every man would make proper use of his strength and do his utmost he need never regret his limited ability.

It's funny how most people love the dead, once you're dead, you're made for life.

The man who builds, and wants wherewith to pay, Provides a home from which to run away.

Real artists take the misery and sadness of life and translate it into art.

Why are you being so mean?" "Friends tell friends the truth." "yeah, but not to hurt, to help.

It doesn't necessarily mean at all that the composer plays his own works best.