“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.”
“I didn’t get where I am by thinking about it or dreaming it. I got there by doing it.”
“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”
“Behind your thoughts and feelings, my brother, stands a mighty ruler, an unknown sage - it is called the subconscious self; it dwells in your body, it is your body. There is more reason, sanity and intelligence in your body than in your best wisdom.”
“The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”
“Fear is a habit; so is self-pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can. and I will.”
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”
“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”
“Don’t be concerned that things appear to be falling apart: this has to happen in order for something new and wonderful to emerge.”
“I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it’s up to me.”
“The sooner you make your first five thousand mistakes the sooner you will be able to correct them.”
“Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.”
“That thing you set your mind on is the thing you ultimately become.”
“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It’s hard to make something simple.”