#advice

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing."

"It's impossible to walk through solid rock... You have to walk between the molecules that make up the rock."

"FOCUS = Follow On Course Until Successful."

"The best way to predict your future is to create it"

"If you don't think you need to develop your personal brand, my advice for you comes in the wisdom of two road signs: STOP; DEAD END."

"Let us record the atoms as they fall upon the mind in the order in which they fall, let us trace the pattern, however disconnected and incoherent in appearance, which each sight or incident scores upon the consciousness. Let us not take it for granted that life exists more fully in what is commonly thought big than in what is commonly thought small."

"Life off Earth is in two important respects not at all unworldly: you can choose to focus on the surprises and pleasures, or the frustrations. And you can choose to appreciate the smallest scraps of experience, the everyday moments, or to value only the grandest, most stirring ones."

"I never want you to deny anything about yourself because you have grown up thinking it’s unacceptable or inconvenient for the people around you."

"A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease."

"Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long."

"Write to your heart’s content and by all means, have fun with your creation. It’s your moment to do absolutely anything within those pages."

"My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds, and challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction."

"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."

"The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen."

"Failure is when you give up. A real winner is someone that doesn't give up, even when it feels like they are losing."

"Passion is a deep love for sacred activity."

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

"Even if we try to conform to ideals and strive for perfection, we will always be pulled back to our core identity because it’s the path of least resistance for our souls – an energy force that wants nothing more than for us to honor and accept who we are and discover what we’re meant to do in the world."

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

"Be happy without picking flaws."