Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.

Once I knew only darkness and stillness... my life was without past or future... but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.

We must not creep along when our souls cry out for us to soar!

When we do the best we can, we never know what miracles await.

It is certain that I cannot always distinguish my own thoughts from those I read, because what I read becomes the very substance and text of my mind.

We cannot freely and wisely choose the right way for ourselves unless we know both good and evil.