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...

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

Be happy, but never satisfied.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

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

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

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.

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

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.