The meaning of life is that it is to be lived, and it is not to be traded and conceptualized and squeezed into a patter of systems.

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

Aim for the highest.

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

It's always too early to quit.

I'm not telling you it's going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.

We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.

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.

A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.