People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.

Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.

The battle is all over except the ‚shouting‘ when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

No matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it.

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can’t get bitter, we can’t get jaded.

It’s never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride.

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.

Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

We have to wake up. We have to refuse to be a clone.

I don’t have many sad days.

You may make some mistakes – but that doesn’t make you a sinner. You’ve got the very nature of God on the inside of you.

My philosophy is it’s none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

Those of us who submitted or surrendered our ideas and dreams and identities to the ‚leaders‘ must take back our rights, our identities, our responsibilities.

Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.

Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors.

I think happiness is a goal all of us can agree on. Let’s face it – we all would like to be happy.

An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.

If you stop struggling, then you stop life.

When I was married, I definitely went through a lying period.

I’ve been called a recluse. There’s definitely truth in that. I like to spend time alone.

I always wonder when it was that I was embraced.

Life is our dictionary.

I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.

I am sure as everyone knows that I am not the happiest if I don’t do a good job in qualifying or the race.

The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.

If you are against yourself, you will never reach your highest potential. And when you criticize yourself, you’re criticizing God.

Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can’t find.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

To accuse others for one’s own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one’s education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one’s education is complete.

I had a period in my life where I decided that I would never be bored again and that, if I had any free time at all, I would make plans, and I would always be doing things. It actually was great for a year or so, but then I lost all of my friends.

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

Only those who want everything done for them are bored.

I used to worry about every little thing, trying to figure out every problem. Well, I realize now how foolish that was. I was no more in control of my life than the man on the moon.

Only the insecure strive for security.

Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.

Lots of songs aren’t even from my experiences, but they’re about accepting… the dark things about yourself.

Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.

The risk for me would be in not taking one – that’s the only thing that’s really risky for me.

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.

I always wanted a family.

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

Life is a song to me.

Learn to think continentally.

I have a memory, and I can just eliminate mistakes when they come up because I’ve already made them.

Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven’t committed.

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.

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

When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

Happiness doesn’t come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a boy so that you can be useful and so you can enjoy life when you are a man.

Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who is not being seen, but can see?

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

Stay active. Read the Word. Worship with other believers. Continue to give. Keep learning and growing. Your faith will be unleashed!

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

‚Perfection‘ to me is, I walk away from a situation and say, ‚I did everything I could do right there. There was nothing more that I could do.‘ I was a hundred percent, like the meter was at the top. There was nothing else I could have done. You know? Like, I worked as hard as I possibly could have. That’s perfection.