Confronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one's ego except by love

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

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.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

Stock your mind, stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it.

First paycheck I get, I thought, I'm going to get myself a room near the downtown L.A. Public Library.

And I have seen people on Facebook with their real names and own pictures but fake personalities

Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!

I owe nothing to Women's Lib.

I didnt develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.

I just knew I would be a writer. It just seemed the only sensible thing to do.

You have understood what all great painters understand: in order to forget the rules, you must know them and respect them.

I like doing character movies. I like doing movies about personal situations; that's what I love about dealing with things.

Love does not see with the eyes, but with the soul.