To unfold the secret laws and relations of those high faculties of thought by which all beyond the merely perceptive knowledge of the world and of ourselves is attained or matured, is a object which does not stand in need of commendation to a rational mind.
Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step.
To know the mechanics of the wave, is to know the entire secret of Nature.
I told him that I loved him and that I'd always love him and I felt like a child who throws a centavo into a fountain and then she has to tell someone her most extraordinary wish even though she knows that the wish should be kept secret and that, in telling it, she is quite probably losing it. He replied that I was not to worry, that the penny could come out of the fountain again and again and again.
But no one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.
There are many reasons, of course, why someone might snap their fingers and grin. If you heard some pleasing music, for instance, you might snap your fingers and grin to demonstrate that the music had charms that could soothe your savage breast. If you were employed as a spy, you might snap your fingers and grin in order to deliver a message in secret snapping-and-grinning code.
Your inner world reflects your outer world.
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.
And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell. . . You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl
How you do anything is how you do everything.
Magic is 10% secrets and 90% presentation. Mentalism is 5% secrets and 95% presentation.
Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems trying to talk to us as if she had some great secret to tell. And so she has.
In this very breath that we take now lies the secret that all great teachers try to tell us.
It's hard to figure out the secrets of the universe when you're trying to figure out where you and your girlfriend are going to sleep next month.
The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life. . . Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality.
The secret to making your holiday inspiring is actually quite simple. Be inspiring yourself. As with any change, you must be the change you want to see in others.
The reason or motivation you have for making money or creating success is vital.
Leaders who carry unresolved guilt are forced to hide a part of themselves from those to whom they are closest. They have a secret. They are forced to expend time and energy to ensure that no one finds them out. They know they are not completely trustworthy. Often they assume no one else is either. Guilty leaders have a difficult time trusting. Consequently, guilty leaders have a difficult time building teams.
I liked the fact she understood how we all have little secret habits that seem normal enough to us, but which we know better than to mention out loud.