The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early in life clearly discerns his object, and towards that object habitually directs his powers.

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.

We become what we think about.

Watch what everyone else does--do the opposite. The majority is always wrong.

Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.

Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.

People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.

Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.

Patience is for those who can't be bothered with procrastination!

The worst environmental decision you can make as a human being is to have 14 kids.

Humans have always used animals to depict ideas about themselves: ideas about their status, about their position in life and society and the world.

A work settles nothing, just as the labor of a whole generation settles nothing. Sons, and the morrow, always start afresh.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

I wrote the song 'Angels Standing By'... to try and soothe myself - rock myself to sleep, basically - because I was so scared and stressed.

Once thoroughly our own, the knowledge ceases to give us pleasure.

Pretty good. Pretttttttty, pretttttttttty, pretttttty good.

When you are perfect, is there anywhere else to go?

Know thyself, or at least keep renewing the acquaintance.