Do the best you can, and don’t take life too serious.

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.

Forget the past.

The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

The reason that I’m here at all is because of my relationship with my family and their encouragement of me to be a musician and to work hard. As long as I stay there in that space, I can do anything. That’s my truth.

Why should I be studying for a future that soon may not exist?

Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

Before finding music, I didn’t have too many aspirations. I wanted to hang out, make a little money from whatever I had to do.

It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult.

I didn’t work hard to sit down and not work.

I’m just a kid that defied the odds. I’m just a kid that ignored the doubt. I’m just a kid from a little place in Dublin, Ireland, that went all the way, and I’m going to continue to go all the way.

Never complain and never explain.

The most positive men are the most credulous.

I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged – ‚There’s nothing good in my future‘ – I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where there’s an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.

Never complain. Never explain.

I need music. It’s like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what’s going on – bad games, press, whatever!

It’s so easy to settle for less than God’s best for us because we don’t always feel like taking responsibility for our behavior or putting forth some effort to do what we need to do so we can accomplish great things for God and help people. But the cost of settling for less is actually harder than being completely obedient to God’s will.

If we are to be happy, we must first react against our tendency to follow the line of least resistance, a tendency that causes us either to remain as we are, or to look primarily to activities external to ourselves for what will provide new impetus to our lives.

Every day I try to be in communication with the universe in an unconscious way.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.

The happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this is the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their life.

Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

I’ve never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves – it’s just a question of finding the subject.

It’s very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.

Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.

People always say that you can’t please everybody. I think that’s a cop-out. Why not attempt it? ‚Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.

When someone is impatient and says, ‚I haven’t got all day,‘ I always wonder, How can that be? How can you not have all day?

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

The greatest story of all is Colonel Sanders. He didn’t start until he was sixty-six on a freeway bypass for his chicken shop. Anything is possible!

The truth is, anyone can start projects. The world is full of just-started projects that looked great at the time but were never completed.

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

You can always cope with the present moment, but you cannot cope with something that is only a mind projection – you cannot cope with the future.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

My success isn’t a result of arrogance – it’s a result of belief.

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues.

Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

Choosing an attitude of faith will release peace out of your spirit and into your soul.

I love those who do not know how to live for today.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

If you’re waiting for the perfect moment, you’ll never write a thing because it will never arrive. I have no routine. I have no foolproof anything. There’s nothing foolproof.

I think the most important thing is to keep active and to hope that your mind stays active.

Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction.

My life is mine to remember.

I’m always disappointed when people don’t live up to their potential. I know that a number of people look down on themselves and consequently on everybody who looks like them. But that, too, can change.

It’s human nature to gripe, but I’m going ahead and doing the best I can.

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me – spiritually and financially.