Go and wake up your luck.

It is none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think you were born that way.

The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

Surely what a man does when he is in an uncomfortable situation is the best evidence for the sort of man he is.

When whole races and peoples conspire to propagate gigantic mute lies in the interest of tyrannies and shams, why should we care anything about the trifling lies told by individuals?

A fast way to demolish relationships, shatter credibility and disrespect yourself is by not following through when you say you are going to do something.

Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.

We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they are good—or there because they’re lucky.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.

The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work.