we only do well the things we like doing.

in the face of uncertainty, there is nothing wrong with hope.

success based on anything but internal fulfillment is bound to be empty.

fear nothing, for every renewed effort raises all former failures into lessons, all sins into experience.

being a personality is not the same thing as having a personality.

a man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself.

the real tragedy of life is not being limited to one talent, but in failing to use that one talent.

it is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

the first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditations on the past.

the ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do.

learning is discovering that something is possible.

you cannot plan the future by the past.

courage calls to courage everywhere, and its voice cannot be denied.

to love what you do and feel that it matters - how could anything be more fun?

everybody who tells you how to act has whiskey on their breath.

it's not failure if you enjoyed the process.

rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

the person who knows how will always have a job. the person who knows why will always be his boss.

if stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.

not being able to govern events, i govern myself.

among my most prized possessions are words that i have never spoken.

the shortest answer is doing.

waste your money and you're only out of money, but waste your time and you've lost a part of your life.

not all those who wander are lost.

the man who fears nothing is as powerful as he who is feared by everybody.

what do you experience with your first mouthful of hot fudge sundae? its not surprising that we carry it over to describe the intensity of love and sex.

do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor the best opportunities; they will never come.

life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.

the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

an expert is one who knows more and more about less and less.

an expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.

the time comes when you realize that you haven't only been specializing in something - something has been specializing in you.

it's the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires.

what helps me to go forward is that i stay receptive. i feel that anything can happen.