Edgar Allan Poe
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
We loved with a love that was more than love.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
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Love is like a mustard seed, planted by god and watered by men.
Now is the only time there is. Make your now wow, your minutes miracles, and your days pay. Your life will have been magnificently lived and invested, and when you die you will have made a difference.
If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
They say you were shot in the tabloids.
Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.
The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere, they're in each other all along.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things 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.
If you face a delicate situation, don't go into it wearing your spurs or you'll rip it apart. Instead, dress for the occasion. Cloak yourself in diplomacy. Vest yourself with wisdom, and wear a smile.
Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
We must be bright and cheerful, long faces do not make religion.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. The visible signs of artful leadership are expressed, ultimately, in its practice.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined, to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Was there ever a more horrible blasphemy than the statement that all the knowledge of god is confined to this or that book ? How dare men call god infinite, and yet try to compress him within the covers of a little book !
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
Love conquers all.
When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened. Winston Churchill When I want to read a novel, I write one.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.
Between this fan and the fancy sunbrella, I'm one 16 inch waist away from Scarlett O'Hara !
Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Live Simply, Laugh Often, Love Deeply.
For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
Science may have found a cure for most evils , but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- the apathy of human beings.
I love him because he's the kind of guy who gets drunk on a glass of buttermilk, and I love the way he blushes right up over his ears. I love him because he doesn't know how to kiss, the jerk !
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
Love is the great amulet that makes this world a garden.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
They are able because they think they are able.
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
He that would be a leader must be a bridge.
Love is the universal thirst for a communion not merely of the senses, but of our whole nature.
All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.
Something happened to me. It was the sweetest thing that ever could be. It was a fantasy a dream come true, it was the day I met you !
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade ?
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give the world your best anyway.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs".
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
May you live all the days of your life.
My heart shall be thy garden.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
A chain is as strong as its weakest link.
Great oaks from little acorns grow
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure. The greater part of the men being six feet high.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x ; y is play ; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Press forsake! Go ahead and press 'forsake now' !
What this power is I cannot say. All I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
Attitude is everything.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.
Came but for friendship, and took away love.
Who, being loved, is poor ?
They can because they think they can.
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_ , a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart.
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
Better late than never.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon- instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean can not be had.
A man should have any number of little aims about which he should be conscious and for which he should have names, but he should have neither name for, nor consciousness concerning, the main aim of his life.
Life is what you make it.
If you wanna call me that, smile.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
Attitude determines altitude.