It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.
Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading. How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book.
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.