Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts...

The person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.

We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.

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

Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.

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

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.