You are the captain of your own ship; don't let anyone else take the wheel.

Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.

Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.

The key to a better life: Complain less, appreciate more. Whine less, laugh more. Talk less, listen more. Want less, give more. Hate less, love more. Scold less, praise more. Fear less, hope more.

People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.

Pretty isn't beauty. Pretty is how you look; Beauty is who you are. Pretty is in the face and body; Beauty is in the heart, mind and soul. Pretty fades; Beauty grows.

Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New year will bring new opportunities.

What will matter is not your success but your significance.

When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.

Success in anything important rarely comes without the Five Horsemen of Success: planning, effort, positivity, perseverance and resilience.

The surest way to escape anxiety and defeat despair is action. Do, don't dwell.

A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.

Pull a thread here and you’ll find it’s attached to the rest of the world.

A man who sits under a tree and dreams makes more journey than a man who goes around the world without dreaming!

How sweet to be a Cloud. Floating in the Blue!

Holland gets by on a total of four food additives; we have over 1,400.

The point of experience is not to escape life but to live it.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

I want to kick-start your imagination and let you discover the places it can take you.

I worry about what we'll do in the future, [about the instantaneous co-opting of pop culture]. Where is our new stuff going to come from?