From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.

A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspire others.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.

Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.

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.

Against all odds and despite all the obstacles, we are going to make it.

Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day; it helps. Then, when it gets finished, you are always surprised.

To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.

The secret of success is conviction and persistence.

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

You are the only person who thinks in your mind. You are the power and authority in your world.

Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.

Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. But experience more than sufficiently teaches that men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues.