Miracle is the pet child of faith.

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.

In direct confrontation, the [Japanese] women might yield like blades of grass -- and spring back just as quickly. One of them compared this flexibility to the Vietcong guerrillas…

What was it like to lose him?" Asked Sorrow. There was a long pause before I responded:It was like hearing every goodbye ever said tome—said all at once.

Determined is a quiet inner resolve, focused on your purpose.

Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.

I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.

I'm obsessively detail-oriented.

I think living in a new country gives you a certain bravery that you don't have when you live in your own country - because of the freedom it gives you.

Fish got to swim, birds got to fly.

Good advertising can make people buy your product even if it sucks ... A dollar spent on brainwashing is more cost-effective than a dollar spent on product improvement.

My husband is the most honest, kind, hard-working, and genuine person, and I honestly don't know how I could ever live without him.