We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

The first time you do something only happens once.

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

All mistakes teach us something, so there are, in reality, no mistakes.