You can't live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

In life, you need either inspiration or desperation.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

When I give, I give myself.

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.

Find out who you are. And do it on purpose.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.