Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre.
If nothing ever changed, there would be no such things as butterflies.
The trick is that as long as you know who you are and what makes you happy, it doesn't matter how others see you.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.
A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you. " The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old man replied simply, "The one you feed.
I'm going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there.
Nothing nice you ever do for anyone is for no reason.
Then I thought, Whoa. If there are no photographs, then there is no history. I'm going to get in there. I'm going to make these pictures. We need a record.
The Soviet Union has long been proposing to outlaw chemical weapons, to remove them from the arsenals of states. We are prepared for resolution of this problem either on a global basis or piece by piece. As one of the first steps the USSR and the other socialist countries proposed in January 1984 that agreement be reached on ridding Europe of all types of chemical weapons.
That's the hardest thing about doing sequels - you've lost the element of surprise.
I was at a speaking engagement for MIT. . . and I said, 'The Professor has all sorts of degrees, including one from this very institution [MIT]! And that's why I can make a radio out of a coconut, and not fix a hole in a boat!'