Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.

I don't believe there is anything in the whole earth that you can't learn in Berlin except the German language.

Knowledge becomes wisdom only after it has been put to good use.

The Bible is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies. This Bible is built mainly out of fragments of older Bibles that had their day and crumbled to ruin. So it noticeably lacks in originality, necessarily. Its three or four most imposing and impressive events all happened in earlier Bibles; there are only two new things in it: hell, for one, and that singular heaven I have told you about.

Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours. When you make a decision to "be" a particular way, you can count on change and external circumstances to come along which will challenge that decision. Remain vigilant after declaring a major decision and manage yourself in relationship to the goal. Set up structures that support you staying on target.

One compliment can keep me going for a whole month.

Tell me about a person's family, friends, and community, and I'll tell you what his opinions are.