I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, but God declared: Go down again - I dwell among the people.
Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Do no harm and leave the world a better place than you found it.
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.
The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!
The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.
If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
If we listened to our intellect we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go in business because we'd be cynical: It's gonna go wrong. Or She's going to hurt me. Or,I've had a couple of bad love affairs, so therefore . . . Well, that's nonsense. You're going to miss life. You've got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down.
The unhappiest people in this world, are those who care the most about what other people think.
I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.
You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift.
Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.
If you want to be happy, be.