Stand up straight and realize who you are, that you tower over your circumstances. You are a child of God. Stand up straight.

You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it's all right.

If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

Nobody can enjoy unless we all enjoy, truly enjoy.

Each time a dancer moves devoutly or a composer faithfully searches the silence for the veiled melodies, eternity is engaged.

If you have a napkin, you need another napkin to receive back all the blessings you'll get. And you keep giving. Then you need a towel to receive all the gifts. And you continue giving. Finally, you need a tablecloth. And you continue giving - not stupidly, but you give. And when you give, you finally have to move out and get a second house, and a third house and a fourth.It is a no - fail, incontrovertible reality: If you get, give. If you learn, teach. You can't do anything with that except do it.