I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
As time passes by and you look at portraits, the people come back to you like a silent echo. A photograph is a vestige of a face, a face in transit. Photography has something to do with death. It's a trace.
Purple lipstick? Naw, that looks stupid on all girls!
Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
Real gs move in silence like lasagna.
A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless.
Love is being stupid together.
Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.
The difference between good and great is just a little extra effort.
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
In the instant of our first breath, we are infused with the single greatest force in the universe--the power to translate the possibilities of our minds into the reality of our world.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
To heal the ancient battle between darkness and light, we may find that it's less about defeating one or the other, and more about choosing our relationship to both.
Perhaps one of the most powerful keys to determining our experience of the months ahead comes from a shift in thinking that invites us beyond asking, 'What can I get from the world that exists,' to asking, 'What can I offer to the world that is awakening?' The way we answer this question as individuals becomes our collective answer to what comes next.
You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness.
Our ability to respond positively to setbacks, fuels our creativity and lays the foundation for future successes.
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.
We can control a few things: our attitude, our effort, our focus and how we go about treating our teammates.
Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.
Where there is no vision, there is no hope.
I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.
Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.
Do what you can, with what you have and do it now!
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.
Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.
Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.
Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.
The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It’s called Denial.
Angels and demons were identical--interchangeable archetypes--all a matter of polarity. The guardian angel who conquered your enemy in battle was perceived by your enemy as a demon destroyer.
Religion has always persecuted science.
Mindfulness is a pause - the space between stimulus and response: that's where choice lies.
Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.
When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next.
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.