The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

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

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

Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

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

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ....

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.

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

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

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

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

Be happy, but never satisfied.