Archived Quotes

Success is a combination of hard work,

perseverance,

and taking risks.

Life is too short to dwell on the past.

My humanity is bound up in yours,

for we can only be human together.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace,

and not of war.

Riches can all be lost,

but that happiness in your own heart can only be veiled,

and it will bring you happiness again,

as long as you live.

Pain and suffering are always

inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.

The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe,

is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

This morning when I put on my underwear

I could hear the fruit of the loom guys laughing at me.

We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,

and the life of the candle will not be shortened.

The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

The basis of our political system is the right of

the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.

There is an optical illusion about every person we meet.

Passion is energy,

Feel the power,

that comes from focusing

on what excites you.

Don’t follow the crowd,

let the crowd follow you.

Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral?

It is because we are not the person involved.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

Dreams are worth pursuing,

even when the odds are against you.