Children see magic because they look for it.

Dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

Live for each second without hesitation.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.