“Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self.”

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.

A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.

Be good to your work, your word, and your friend.

Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.

We are always getting ready to live but never living.

Every wall is a door.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.

Be nice to nerds, they’ll probably be your boss one day.

I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.

Don’t try to change anyone, change how you deal with them.

Whatever you think today becomes what you are tomorrow.

I saw myself in a different light.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

What makes you different is what makes you beautiful.

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people’s minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.