We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
Everything can be taken from a person but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
When you learn, teach. When you get, give.
I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that.
I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.