"Genius: One who is mistaken for another of less ability"

“Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward”

“Peace: In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting”

“Cynic: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be”

“The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff”

“Certain things in life simply have to be experienced and never explained. Love is such a thing.”

“The minute you learn to love yourself, you won't want to be anyone else”

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity”

“Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart.”

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”

“Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble”

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent...”

“I never lose. I either win or learn.”

“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.”

“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking”

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”