The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

Human dignity consists in the role we must play in our own perfection. Taking a role in our own self-completion is the highest expression of our creativity.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

If you can dream it, you can do it.

We're lost, but we're making good time

People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!

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.