One can't dull a project better than by discussing it repeatedly.

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.

Consciousness is the only home of which we know.

I feel so free and open to ideas, and I get inspired by everything.

It's basically impossible for everybody's justice to prevail or everybody's happiness to triumph, so chaos takes over.

Sometimes at drive-thrus I go into Winnie the Pooh and ask for a jar of honey.

Instead of collecting things and staying in one space, I want to collect experiences.

I don't want anyone to tell me something.

It's an absurd error to put modern English literature in the curriculum. You should read contemporary literature for pleasure or not at all. You shouldn't be taught to monkey with it.

Literature is a splendid mistress, but a bad wife.

Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end.

There is no shortcut to grieving.