A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

It's not your job to be likable. It's your job to be yourself. Someone will like you anyway.

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.

Some people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power.

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

The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool.

I learned that you have to push away the demand of people's expectations by believing in your instincts.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.