Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us..

Best things in life aren't things..

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated..

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn..

No one can sense his own weakness is at least a small temptation is not allowed to afflict either his body or his soul. Then, comparing his weakness ….

We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand..

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th..

A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away..

I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused..

Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given..

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go..

Trust is the first step to love..

I have to be pretty close to what I am..

In the consciousness of the end is the limitation of the moment..

True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own way..

I turned silences and nights into words. What was unutterable, I wrote down. I made the whirling world stand still..

The worst thing, I fear, about being no longer young is that one is no longer young..

The 880-yard heel and toe walk is the closest a man can come to experiencing the panges of childbirth..

Life's a roller coaster, and you never know when it's going to take a turn..

The degree of your anger over correction equals the measure of your pride..

We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond..