Thornton Wilder
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.
The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for god the energies of love. And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, we shall have discovered fire.
Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.
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Look at every situation as if you were in the future and you were looking back on it.
When you can't solve the problem, manage it.
It is the surmounting of difficulties that make heroes.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
You don't just stumble into the future you create your own future.
Work and lovethese are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
Inch by inch, it's a cinch.
To God, there is no zero. I still exist.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
Attitude is everything.
None of us will every accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
My main purpose in life is to make money so I can afford to go on creating more inventions.
Congress is the only insane asylum that's run by the inmates.
Growth and change are never easy... If it were easy, you would have done it long ago.
Do not wait ; the time will never be "just right". Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
There is not a breathing of the common wind that will forget thee.
No fate is worse than a life without a love.
Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day.
I'm the ghost with the most, babe.
Yes, it used to be beautiful -- what with the rackets, whoring, guns.
The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
In order to love simply, it is necessary to know how to show love.
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
As if !
World is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.
Wisdom is supreme , therefore make a full effort to get wisdom. Esteem her and she will exalt you , embrace her and she will honor you. Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
We're on a mission from God.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think another negative thought.
The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
In everything the ends well defined are the secret of durable success.
You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success -- or are they holding you back ?
What the world wants is character. The world is in need of those whose life is one burning love, selfless. That love will make every word tell like a thunderbolt.
Life is the first gift, love is the second.
Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onwards you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed.
If they move, kill ' em.
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.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
Love is the universal thirst for a communion not merely of the senses, but of our whole nature.
Live life to the fullest.
Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says Leave no stone unturned.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
I love you - those three words have my life in them.
Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance each beautiful, unique and too soon gone.
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth. Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. All in all, a teacher acts as a catalyst, and not only must he have a tremendous understanding; he must also possess a sensitive mind with great flexibility and adaptability.
My experience will help, but I insist and maintain that art - true art that is - cannot be handed out. Furthermore, art is never decoration or embellishment. Instead it is a constant process of maturing.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
After every happiness comes misery, they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one follow the other. What we want is neither happiness nor misery. Both make us forget our true nature, both are chains -- one iron, one gold , behind both is the Atman, who knows neither happiness nor misery. These are states, and states must ever change , but the nature of the atman is bliss, peace, unchanging. We have not to get it, we have it, only wash away the dross and see it.
Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
If you have to drive people that hard to do their job, then you've either got the wrong people, or you've got the right people doing the wrong job.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.
I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too !
I am your number one fan.
There is always room for those who can be relied upon to delivery the goods when they say they will.
I know that I will die laughing.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
Who's on first.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
How a man plays a game shows something of his character, how he loses shows all of it.
The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.
To understand your parents love you must raise children yourself.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat. Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.
Self delusion is pulling in your stomach when you step on the scales.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.