We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‚to do‘ list.

The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are only to be killed by a constant and assiduous Culture.

We should take care not to make the intellect our goal; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces.

I just want to be just as everyone else. I want to educate myself and be just like a normal teenager.

Have the humility to learn from those around you.

I would be stupid not to be on my own side. But I’m a human being, too. And I’m on the side of human beings, rather than on the side of crocodiles.

As far as a glass ceiling, I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts the universe has given you. And if you make it in some way that other people can recognize, that’s fine. But even if you don’t quote-unquote make it, you’re fine if you’ve given it your whole heart and soul.

The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it.

Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well.

Most of one’s life is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself thinking.

Sometimes I’m a bit under-aggressive and sometimes a bit over. But I think it’s good to have both.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

I just feel so much more comfortable and confident every game I play.

If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control.

I just want people to be the best thems and live the happiest lives possible.

You’ve got to invest in the world, you’ve got to read, you’ve got to go to art galleries, you’ve got to find out the names of plants. You’ve got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We’re amazing people.

‚Happiness‘ is a pointless goal.

Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.

One of the best mental disciplines for people to implement is simply putting together a schedule or a task list and actually executing it. Write the list or the schedule the night before, and then do what you said you would do. Life becomes much better when you do that.

If a person doesn’t change, there’s something really wrong with him.

There’s an inherent danger in letting people think that they have perfected something. When they believe they’ve ‚nailed it,‘ most people tend to sit back and rest on their laurels while countless others will be labouring furiously to better their work!

One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer.

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.

No man who worships education has got the best out of education… Without a gentle contempt for education no man’s education is complete.

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it’s in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.

I’m not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now.

I’m just going to say it: I’m pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it’s about our behavior. It occurs when we compare something we’ve done – or failed to do – with our personal values.

One of the huge imbalances in life is the disparity between your daily existence, with its routines and habits, and the dream you have within yourself of some extraordinarily satisfying way of living.

Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes.

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

When I say to you, there is nobody like me, and there never was, that is a statement I want every woman to feel and make about themselves.

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.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

I don’t carry the burden of the past or the madness of the future. I live in the present.

I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I’m praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I’m grateful that I’m heard.

I can handle pain.

We may define therapy as a search for value.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

While you’re saving your face, you’re losing your ass.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Whenever you’re going through a tough time, generally, you become more compassionate, you become softer, you become more thoughtful, kinder. These are all spiritual qualities that will help you to align yourself with God and God consciousness rather than with a split fear-based consciousness.

People aren’t supposed to look back. I’m certainly not going to do it anymore.

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

There are going to be things I’m not going to be great at, times when I make mistakes, 100%.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you do not know how wretched you are!

If it’s going to come out eventually, better have it come out immediately.

We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

I don’t want to be too critical of what other people do, but when people go back to do the same thing that they did, I’m completely confused. I’m like, ‚Didn’t you make that movie already?‘ I’ve been very fortunate, and I’m well taken care of, so the least I can do is try to go forward.

The dieting wars have got to stop.