Wisdom

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.

The best teacher is experience and not through someone's distorted point of view.

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.

One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade, just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.