When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.
One new feature or fresh take can change everything.
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.
Desire is the very essence of man.
It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.
You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.
If you don't know where you're from, you'll have a hard time saying where you're going.
Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.
If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.
The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
