The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.

you are the single biggest influence in your life.

What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance—to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self-doubt. You

It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer you've been searching for comes into focus. And as you walk into what you fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you're willing and open, produce your greatest strength.

There's really only two emotions that count, and that's love and that's fear. And in all of your movements through life, you're either moving in the direction of one or the other. In order to have a meaningful life, you have to choose love.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

Hesitation of any kind is a sign of mental decay in the young, of physical weakness in the old.

The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.

A wise man is never cheated, a virtuous man is never worried and a courageous man is never afraid.

My perfect day is sitting in a room with some blank paper. That's heaven. That's gold and anything else is just a waste of time.

But nothing is crueler than a coward, and the slaughter to come is probably beyond our imagining.