A city is composed of different kinds of men; similar people cannot bring a city into existence.
If you want to reach the infinite, then explore every aspect of the finite.
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. . . . In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.
Everything is hard before it is easy.
Chase your dreams. . . . but make sure you don't find shortcuts.
Perhaps it's my natural pessimism, but it seems that an awfully large part of travel these days is to see things while you still can.
Open my heart, and you will see Graved inside of it ‘Italy. '
If you pray hard enough, water will run uphill. How hard? Why, hard enough to make water run uphill, of course!