Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for your life to begin and start making the most of the moment you are in.

There are some women who are a good time and there are some women who are a good legacy.

If you want to be a dear old lady at seventy you have to begin early, say about seventeen.

The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

The thoughts that linger are the "If only" questions, like Who could I have become if I had finally done the things I always wanted to do? The gift of deciding to face your mortality without turning away or flinching is the gift of recognizing that because you WILL die, you must live NOW. Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands. You are the single biggest influence in your life. Your journey begins with the choice to get up, step out, and live. Fully.

I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do - the day after.

If I could get back my youth, I'd do anything in the world except get up early, take exercise or be respectable.

Don't squander the gold of your days, listening to the tedious, trying to improve the hopeless failure, or giving away your life to the ignorant, the common, and the vulgar