Whatever you can do, or dream you can. Begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now. 762
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too can become great. 809
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream 740
Love is like a friendship caught on fire: in the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. 818
A “No” uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a “Yes” merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble. 697
Children will not remember you for the material things you provide, but for the feeling, that you cherished them. 646
If our actions stem from honesty, kindness, caring, and vision, then no matter what the result of our efforts, we have added something of value to our souls and to the world. 1.23K