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“Most of us do not consciously look at movies.”
— Roger Ebert
“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.”
— Arnold H. Glasow
“Your manuscript is both good and original but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.”
— Samuel Johnson
“Whether you have a problem in your life or not depends upon your own attitude, your own understanding.”
— Shunryu Suzuki
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”
— Douglas Adams
“I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better.”
— Elon Musk
“The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories.”
— Og Mandino
“Patience expands your options. If you insist on immediate gratification, your choices are severely limited.”
— Ralph Marston
“The best fighter is never angry.”
— Lao Tzu
“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.”
— Jim Rohn
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
— George Bernard Shaw
“You can't get to wonderful without passing through alright.”
— Bill Withers
“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”
— Michael Jordan
“Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. ”
— Paramahansa Yogananda
“You want to live but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying and tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?”
— Seneca
“Because tomorrow, the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide may bring.”
— Chuck Noland
“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”
— Lao Tzu
“Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.”
— Tom Wilson
“You cannot control the behavior of others, but you can always choose how you respond to it.”
— Roy T. Bennett
“Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.”
— Dalai Lama
“Who is wise in love, love most, say least.”
— Alfred Tennyson
“Only one thing is ever guaranteed, that is that you will definitely not achieve the goal if you don't take the shot.”
— Wayne Gretzky
“Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results.”
— Peter Drucker

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