To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing it becomes impossible.
Life is a combination of magic and pasta.
I spent my life trying to cure myself of my education.
Our minds can shape the way a thing will be because we act according to our expectations.
It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.
I think that one can have luck if one tries to create an atmosphere of spontaneity.
Freedom, especially a woman's freedom, is a conquest to be made, not a gift to be received. It isn't granted. It must be taken.
Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. Yet each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence and thus each obstacle is a comrade-in-arms forcing you to become better. . . or quit. Each rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and you throw away your future.
The pulpit is no place for self-promotion. It is a great place for self-deprecation.
Base metals can be transmuted into gold by stars, and by intelligent beings who understand the processes that power stars, but by nothing else in the universe.
I do not believe any type of religion should ever be introduced into the public schools of the United States.