Each and every one of you has the power, the will and the capacity to make a difference in the world in which you live in

Everything we see is an illusion. Even our perceptions of truth are illusory, illusory in the sense they're not complete.

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.

All you realy need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at ease with yourself.

No sooner do we think we have assembled a comfortable life than we find a piece of ourselves that has no place to fit in.

When you hear that your neighbor or friend has reproached you in your absence or presence, then show love and praise him.

Traveling is like flirting with life. It's like saying, 'I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.

Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.

All Hell is smaller than one pebble of your earthly world; but it is smaller than one atom of this world, the Real World.

Don't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.

When we allow ourselves to become vulnerable, to take chances, and to risk our pride, that is when we find our own glory.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

If you're a man in your twenties or thirties, and you have yet to make your fortune, I would urge you not to get married.

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.

The week ahead is already programmed for fabulousness. Pray that your thinking be aligned with the force that makes it so.

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.

My daughters depend on me for a lot more than food, clothing and shelter. They depend on me as an example of how to go on.

That night when you kissed me, I left a poem in your mouth, and you can hear some of the lines every time you breathe out.

Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops.

After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?

When it comes time to teach, teach from your experience. Go out and do, learn from the doing, then teach from the knowing.

There are no whole truths: all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays to the devil.

I always believe in doing new things and using new materials that I have never used or that I didn't like for a long time.

If the Negro is to achieve the goal of integration, he must organize himself into a militant and nonviolent mass movement.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.

To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.

Who is the happiest man? He who is alive to the merit of others, and can rejoice in their enjoyment as if it were his own.

Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.

The strength of character and emotional intelligence to face your failures and learn from them are at the core of success.

Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life.

I believe if you follow your heart and do what you love, success will follow. If you enchant yourself, others will be too.

Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers.

The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to promote yours.

Everything, absolutely everything on this earth makes sense, and even the smallest things are worthy of our consideration.

Women's bodies have their own wisdom, and a system of birth refined over 100,000 generations is not so easily overpowered.

The best stuff in life isn't stuff at all... relationships, experiences & meaningful work are the staples of a happy life.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

God will cleanse your sins if you yourself are dissatisfied with yourself and will keep on changing until you are perfect.

The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance; the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore.

Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.

I do good when people doubt me. When someone says I can't do something, I want to do more. I won't back down from anybody.

When you understand yourself, that very day you have understood the whole of humanity. Then nobody can make you miserable.

What's the matter with the world? Why, there ain't nothing but one word wrong with everyone of us, and that's selfishness.

Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.

The things we fear most in organizations - fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances - are the primary sources of creativity.

When you're scared, when you're hanging on, when life is hurting you, then you're going to see what you're really made of.

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