Flowers are the beautiful hieroglyphics of nature with which she indicates how much she loves us.

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.

The Beatitudes correspond to the Decalogue, with blessings in lieu of the forbidden.

What treasures here do Mammon's sons behold! Yet know that all that which glitters is not gold.

We may not have the cheapest labor costs, but where we can compete is innovation. Historically, that's been Connecticut's strength, and it can be again.

When I start playing I'm just a rollercoaster of sound. I don't know what's coming next, I never do, and I sit and sign and talk to the people afterwards.

I love the idea of getting to play different characters and tell some stories. When you're passionate about a project, it's nice to get the part.

I'm one of those people who does a lot of things. I'm lucky. I get up and I have a lot of energy. I have a great work ethic.

I'm very fortunate to have the support of the people around me, I feel happy because my wife helps me and people who are close.

Try to dwell on the people you'd like to love, instead of all the people you do loathe.

Within today, tomorrow is already walking.

Let a gentleman be known to have been cheated of twenty pounds, and it costs him forty a-year for the remainder of his life.