Institutions don't change the world in fundamental ways. The way the world changes is heart to heart to heart by individuals, not by institutions.
I never smile unless I mean it.
If you're climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don't look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don't think you're progressing until you step back and see how high you've really gone.
You have to believe in yourself, otherwise you can't do it. If you don't believe in yourself, how do expect anyone else to? Because ultimately, you're the one who has to do it.
Always surround yourself with people who are better than you. If you're hanging around bad people, they're going to start bringing you down. . . But, if you surround yourself with good people, they're going to be pulling you up.
My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down.
I wish I could dance like Michael Jackson. I'd love to be able to have my life exactly the way it is, but with his dance moves.
It from Bit symbolizes the idea that every item of the physical world has at bottom an immaterial source and explanation. . . that all things physical are information-theoretic in origin and that this is a participatory universe.
I have come to the conclusion that the 22nd Amendment [limiting the presidency to two terms] was a mistake. Shouldn't the people have the right to vote for someone as many times as they want to vote for him?
Growing up with Tumblr, I can imagine if I was fourteen now being in high school and being on Tumblr all the time in class - that must be such an annoying thing for teachers to have to deal with!
When you’re a housekeeper’s daughter, you see the world through a half-open door.