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It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.

You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.

If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were.

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want to see everything.

A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, "I love you."

It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.

Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

If it's very painful for you to criticize your friends - you're safe in doing it. But if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that's the time to hold your tongue.

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.

Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.

Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

In this bright future you can't forget your past.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.