Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Experience is not what happens to you.
It's what you do with it what happens to you.

There is no such thing as a good memory or a bad memory.

There is just a trained memory or an untrained memory.

If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.

Your heart knows the way.
Run in that direction.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

Creativity is intelligence having fun.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

In life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity, or you can pick yourself up and say, 'Listen, I have to be responsible for myself.'

There are some things in life that are out of our control that we can't change and we've got to live with.

The choice that we have, though is either to give up or keep on going.

Nothing will work unless you do.

Never assume that you're stuck within the way things are.
Life can change, and so can you.

You can't calm the storm.
So stop trying.
What you can do is calm yourself.
The storm will pass.

You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

The only thing keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself about why you can't have it.

You'd never invite a thief into your house.

So why would you allow thoughts that steal your joy to make themselves at home in your  mind?

A few simple tips for life:

Feet on the ground,
Head to the skies,
Heart open,
Quiet mind.

A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.