Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
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
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
The time is always right to do the right thing
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere.
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
All thinking men are atheists.
Our patience will achieve more than our force.
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.
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.
It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
The number one problem that keeps people from winning in the United States today is lack of belief in themselves.
I will take fate by the throat; it will never bend me completely to its will.