If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.

“You only live one but if you do it right, once is enough.”

“The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.”

“When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.”

“Characterize people by their actions, and you will never be fooled by their words.”

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

“I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” 

“If you want to find out who your real friends are, sink the ship. The first ones to jump aren’t your friends.”

ON CHILDREN

A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.

“If it’s important you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse.”

“If you’re in the luckiest one percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent.”