People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, read more

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.

Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you
will be around long read more

Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you
will be around long enough to eat a lot.

Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people
visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is read more

Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people
visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible.
And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.

I don't know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and
say, "How can we screw read more

I don't know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and
say, "How can we screw this kid up.".

The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating
manual.

The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating
manual.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief
requirements of life, when all that we need to make read more

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief
requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something
to be enthusiastic about.

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow
that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged,
models read more

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow
that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged,
models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed.