When you have set your heart on the best, you should not leave even the slightest chance for someone to beat you to it.
Be good to people, you will be remembered more for your kindness than any level of success you could possibly attain.
You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

What is now proven was once only imagined.

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but will never forget how you made them feel.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
When you are talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.
Nothing so much prevents our being natural as the desire to seem so.
Originality is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe - you can't take a taxi.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.