I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best.

There is always room at the top.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

All thinking men are atheists.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.

You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.