Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.

Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.

Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.

Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

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

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

Money without brains is always dangerous.

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.

We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.

I've heard stories of people, even celebrities that have gone online, pretended to be someone they weren't, and conducted a 5-year friendship via e-mail. Then, they got married because they really love each other from all that communication.

I think, certainly, directing is a visual medium, but it's also about communication, and a lot of times, great directors are lacking in communication skills, which is rather shocking to discover that.

I think the secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it.

I think fun is an important part of the entertainment industry, and it should be. Anybody who's not incorporating some of that into their work needs to take a break, go away, and have an attitude adjustment.

All the lessons are in nature. You look at the way rocks are formed - the wind and the water hitting them, shaping them, making them what they are. Things take time, you know?

I'm a girl, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate greatness and the struggle of sports. My situation - and I've always said this, even in politics - is may the best man win. I'm not team-bound.

I don't really know how to relate to a long-term day-in day-out kind of comfortable relationship.

It's so great to watch sports live. I think everyone should watch it up close once, if possible. I would like to see every sport live at least once to fully appreciate what's happening on the court or on the field or on the ice or whatever the playing surface may be.

I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic.

I think that anybody that smiles automatically looks better.

Some people are willing to betray years of friendship just to get a little bit of the spotlight.

There is never just one thing that leads to success for anyone. I feel it always a combination of passion, dedication, hard work, and being in the right place at the right time.

Fitness is a luxury when you are busy!

The first series I wrote, 'L.A. Candy,' was always meant to be a three-book series, so when I started out it was all outlined that way and by the time I was done with the third book, I had become so involved and the process and the stories, I was a little bit sad to be done.

Dating in Los Angeles can be hard, which makes it all the better when you meet a really nice guy.

I'm not old-fashioned when it comes to dating, but there's something nice about a guy pulling out a girl's chair and opening the door for her, even if it's just in the beginning.

I don't have the best dating track record.

Dating is all about the chase. It's fun!

I think a good friend, to me, is all about trust and loyalty. You don't ever want to second-guess whether you can tell your friend something.

I'd love to design bridal dresses.

I'm into mellow dates with really good food.

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.