Diligence is the mother of good fortune. And idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

To See a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

They alone live, who live for others.

Years from now, after I'm gone, someone will listen to what I've done and know I was here. They may not know or care who I was, but they'll hear my guitars speaking for me.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.

The man with no imagination has no wings.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

What I stand for is what I stand on.

Don?t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

No leader can be too far ahead of his followers.

If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.