To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
Only some people get what they want. Those are the people who show up to get it.
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.