There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because t… - Paulo Coelho

Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do.

Love isn't just a feeling. It's an art. And like any art, it takes not only inspiration but also a lot of work.

It isn’t the absolute truth about life and death, but the thing that helps us to live and confront the challenges of day-to-day life. It isn’t what we learn from books, which serves only to fuel futile arguments about what happened or will happen; it is the knowledge that lives in the hearts of men and women of good will.... I am a learned man and yet...still don’t know quite what to say to you. But I will ask the Divine Energy to purify my heart.