Patriotism corrupts history.

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.

How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?

The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.

Kiss an angel good morning and love her like the devil when you get back home.

Innovations until now conceived by no one at all

Having everything your way is highly overrated.

If you don't feel safe as a child, you can't learn.

The part of London where I grew up has the highest crime rates in the country.

Eat, drink and love...the rest is not worth a nickel

You can use your time to build bridges or walls.The latter is not only unChristlike, it limits impact & creates loneliness.

I don't think it negates your skills as a parent if you're homosexual.