If I didn't work as hard as I could, then I think it would be a bit like saying, 'God, thanks for giving me this ability, but I don't really care about it. I'm going to do something else, and I'm not going to work quite as hard.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

John C. Maxwell

A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.

George Eliot

People are not measured by their accomplishments, but by how many times they screw up trying to achieve them.

James McGregor

I don't know what sort of world she will live in and I have no fixed opinions concerning how she should live in it. I only know that if she does not come to value what is true above what is useful, it will make little difference whether she lives at all.

Cormac McCarthy

The fact is that the learning process goes on, and so long as the voices are not stilled and the singers go on singing some of it gets through.

Morris West

One should always think of what one is about: when one is learning, one should not think of play: and when one is at play, one should not think of one's learning.

Lord Chesterfield

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Henry David Thoreau

The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.

Deepak Chopra

I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a year and a half, and since then I've asked myself how I can emulate such artistry. That's really my motivation. I want to do something as good as my heroes have done.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal.

Voltaire

Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free.

Bertrand Russell

There is a time in the last few days of summer when the ripeness of autumn fills the air.

Rudolfo Anaya