“When you learn from the past, you're liberated from it.”

“Your friends will believe in your potential, your enemies will make you live up to it.”

“If you want to have the time of your life, change how you use the time in your life.”

“What you choose today will determine who you are tomorrow.”

“When there is silence, Give your voice. When there is darkness, Shine your light. When there is desperation, Offer hope.”

“The world we see is a painting colored by our fears and desires.”

“Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of ...”

“Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant.”

“If you find it difficult to get along with your boss, try to reason with him and talk through your differences. If that doesn't work, drive him to suicide and take over the company.”

“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain...”

“In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be complet...”

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.”

“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, c...”

“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book: Aleph.(Note: bracketed text is mine.)... 'I spoke to thre...”

“My advice would be to write-never to stop writing, to keep it up all the time, to be painstaking about it, to write until you begin to write.”