The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

April, dressed in all his trim, hath put a spirit of youth in everything.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.