You fall for who the chemistry is with.
When we do what we have to do we are compliant. When we do what we choose to do we are committed.
Anybody can change, but they have to want to change.
Research indicates that the desire to achieve the skills associated with success is more highly correlated with achievement than the desire for success itself.
Change is not a one-way street- it involves two parties: the person who is changing and the people who notice it.
Almost everyone I meet is successful because of doing a lot of things right, and almost everyone I meet is successful in spite of some behavior that defies common sense.
Every decision that affects our lives will be made by the person who has the power to make that decision, not the 'right' person or the 'smartest' person or the 'best' person. Make peace with this fact.
The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice.
You cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. Revenge is so incredibly negative.
I cannot avoid condemning all those who, from self-conceit have the pretension to imitate great artists of the past. If their powers of emotion be weak, their powers of expression will be likewise.
People are not very pro-active in general, I think, because we are too busy rushing blindly towards our own goals.