My mind's my kingdom.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.

Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury.

Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice.

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep.

Faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest.

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.

O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!

Teach your children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary.

Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men; and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation.

Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.

When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

The public seldom forgive twice.

Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.

I do have a close circle of friends and I am very fortunate to have them as friends. I feel very close to them I think friends are everything in life after your family. You come across lots of people all the time but you only make very few friends and you have to be true to them otherwise what's the point in life?

I have lived in Mumbai for more than 20 years, have my domicile here, my home and family here.

Everyone has their own way of expressing happiness.

I know it's very idealistic and utopian, but I believe we need to just let everyone not be judged in terms of religion, groups or nations or region.

Yes I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done well, and I know there are loads of loads of people who look up to me and really love me. I really just thought this is like a strange dream. I have never thought this is a success - I don't have a standard.

You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it's okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy.

There is no right time and right place for love... it can happen any time.

Sometimes a lot of us men think we are doing everything for the woman we love, but there is an aspect of a woman a man doesn't understand.

Without hurting anybody, we all tend to laugh at others' discomfort. When someone slips on a banana skin and falls it's funny.

When I think back on it, of course I got lucky and got great directors and good breaks but all that was the physical part. But what made me a star was that I could take a chance and not have anything to worry about in terms of losing.

I work hard, like I'm sure everyone else does, and I'm very honest with the work I do.

I could lie and say my wife cooks for me, but she doesn't. My wife has never learnt cooking but she has great cooks at home.

Success and failure are both part of life. Both are not permanent.

Whenever I fail as a father or husband... a toy and a diamond always works.

I truly believe my job is to make sure people smile.

If you go to the Air and Space Museum in Washington, you can see the burn patterns on Friendship 7.

There is still no cure for the common birthday.

Fear connotes something that interferes with what you're doing.

The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.