#advice

"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite."

"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."

"An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear."

"You have to wait for your mind to catch up with whatever it is it’s working on; then you can write a novel."

"Before this generation lose the wisdom, one advice - read books."

"Rule of life. If you bother to ask someone’s advice, then bother to listen to it."

"One should never use exclamation points in writing. It is like laughing at your own joke."

"Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting."

"If you walk on sunlight, bathe in moonlight, breathe in a golden air and exhale a Midas' touch; mark my words, those who exist in the shadows will try to pull you into the darkness with them. The last thing that they want is for you to see the wonder of your life because they can't see theirs."

"One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes cultural invasion, good intentions notwithstanding."

"When a man plays with your heart it is for one of two reasons: He knows he can or he is undecided."

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."

"Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid."

"It don't do you no nevermind to tell nobody nothing."

"Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle."

"The best kind of happiness is a habit you're passionate about."

"Passion is a deep love for sacred activity."

"Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire."

"In a world so redolent with wonder, how can we allow ourselves to conduct our daily lives with so little insight, such absence of dignity?"

"Be happy without picking flaws."