Thursday Journal

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
May you live every day of your life.
I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
What am I creating today?
The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything -- and it works.
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
Second choice does not exist.
The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.
Choice has always been a privilege of those who could afford to pay for it.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present momen.
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
Where do we go from here?
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
Don't take life seriously because you can't come out of it alive.
Green tea is a better buzz than coffee.
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.