The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.

Today we say that the law of relativity is supposed to be true at all energies, but someday somebody may come along and say how stupid we were.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

So much of what we do every single day is the result of habits that we have formed over time.

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.

When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

I will be unhappy if I know I have not accomplished something I should have done that was possible.

There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.

Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, the best thing is not to think of money too much. It constipates the whole process.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.

Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.

The best measure of a man’s honesty isn’t his income tax return. It’s the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

We all have two lives: an inner life and an outer life. Your inner life is your soul life, which includes your mind, will and emotions. Your outer life is your physical life. And while God cares about every detail of your life, He is more concerned with your inner life than your outer life.

I got a greater purpose. God put something in my heart to get across, and that’s what I’m going to focus on, using my voice as an instrument and doing what needs to be done.

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.

You can write any time people will leave you alone and not interrupt you. Or, rather, you can if you will be ruthless enough about it. But the best writing is certainly when you are in love.

I’ve always done whatever I want and always been exactly who I am.

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.

In art, at a certain level, there is no ‚better than.‘ It’s just about trying to operate for yourself on the most supreme level, artistically, that you can and hoping that people get it. Trusting that, just because of the way people are built and how interconnected we are, greatness will translate and symmetry will be recognised.

I think it is the height of ignorance to believe that the sexual act is an independent function necessary like sleeping or eating. Seeing, therefore, that I did not desire more children, I began to strive after self-control. There was endless difficulty in the task.

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

Better is the enemy of good.

There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation’s braggart lords.

If I’m inspired to make a certain kind of song, I’m going to make that kind of song, no matter if it’s what they know me as or think I am.

Don’t wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

I just get annoyed at myself. A lot of swearing goes on generally when I am driving.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.

We will all fail in life, but nobody has to be a failure. Failing at a thing doesn’t make you a failure. You are only a failure when you quit trying.

The great question of our time is, ‚Will we be motivated by materialistic philosophy or by spiritual power?‘

People gonna be they own individuals and have they own worlds and I can’t knock it.

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.

When I look back over my life it’s almost as if there was a plan laid out for me – from the little girl who was so passionate about animals who longed to go to Africa and whose family couldn’t afford to put her through college. Everyone laughed at my dreams. I was supposed to be a secretary in Bournemouth.

If you look at my life, generally, I’ve been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered.

I look at myself like a show dog. I’ve got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.

The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, ‚Thus far and no farther.‘

I’m fat, but I’m thin inside… there’s a thin man inside every fat man.

To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.

I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.

I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you’re going to innovate.

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.

Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

Only the shallow know themselves.

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.

Who’s my hero? That’s a great question… Well, I think my dad is my hero, because he’s someone I look up to every day.

I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.

A lot of the problems I had with fame I was bringing on myself. A lot of self-loathing, a lot of woe-is-me. Now I’m learning to see the positive side of things, instead of, like, ‚I can’t go to Kmart. I can’t take my kids to the haunted house.‘

For years I wanted to be older, and now I am.

I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.

My philosophy is: It’s none of my business what people say of me and think of me.

My mother was and will always remain my greatest hero.