I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.

James Allen

Your life does not get better by chance. It gets better by change.

Jim Rohn

Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.

Fran Lebowitz

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.

TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

One of the joys of going to the movies was that it was trashy, and we should never lose that.

Oliver Stone

If you don't do it with excellence, don't do it at all! Because if it's not excellent, it won't be profitable or fun, and if you're not in business for fun or profit, what the hell are you doing there?

Robert Townsend

I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it.

Victoria Woodhull

Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.

Mark Twain

I absolutely love the fact that they are looking out for me and it's not really even just Charles and Dave. Out on the road, I'm one of very few girls out here. There's a lot of pseudo big brothers who are keeping an eye out on me.

Hillary Scott

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.

Charlie Parker

Throughout this country's history there have of course been systematic efforts to create an official underclass.

Eric Liu

An item that looks perfectly normal on the surface might only be disguised.

Jodi Picoult