The doubters said, "Man can not fly," The doers said, "Maybe, but we'll try," And finally soared In the morning glow While non-believers Watched from below.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

There is a sky full of stars aplenty, and all you can babble about is a cold, little rock we call the moon. This is how it is with petty problems that exist too close to us.

Wanting to change only the British position at the top of the American social structure, John Adams feared that a "rage for innovation" would consume what was worthwhile about American culture.

Humor brings insight and tolerance.

Hustle ... Your excuses are someone else's motivation.

I very rarely play the piano at home. Deliberately, so that when I do play it, I love it.

Let's fill our minds with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope, for "our life is what our thoughts make it."

There are no shortcuts to spiritual maturity. It takes time to be holy.

We are accustomed to use our eyes only with the memory of what other people before us have thought about the object we are looking at.

Consciousness is the greatest movie-maker in the whole world.

I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I think a lot about scenes and choices.