Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.

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.

Never give up! And write for yourself first and foremost.

The mind is like an empty canvas and we are all artists, who spend our entire lives creating our own unique masterpieces.

Time is not an enemy as such, but a missing person, sending cryptic postcards from the past.

It is never worth while to absolutely exhaust one's self or to take big chances unless for an adequate object.

Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics.

When I first moved to New York I had been trying to work on anything and everything I could. From extra work and commercials to short and student films so I could learn in front of a camera.

I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.

You project a version of yourself to the public to protect and insulate yourself a little bit. Actors come up with a version of themselves in order to protect the real person.

Compile your to-do list for tomorrow no later than this evening.

During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.