A poet must be a professor of the five senses and must open doors among them.
A vain man can never be altogether rude. Desirous as he is of pleasing, he fashions his manners after those of others.
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. . . . In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.
Everything is hard before it is easy.
No man should leave in the universe anything of which he is afraid.
Will a day come when our cars have carbon-fiber tubs, 18,000-rpm V-10 engines, and ground-effects tunnels? Perhaps, about the same time we have condos on the moon.
I cringe inside when anybody gives me something. I don't know why. I just get embarrassed.
Country has to stop giving electricity for free. It is like giving people cocaine.