J. K. Rowling

Sad hurts but it’s a healthy feeling. It is a necessary thing to feel. Depression is very different.

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all-in which case, you fail by default.

If you seek the removal of freedoms from an opponent simply on the grounds that they have offended you, you have crossed a line to stand alongside tyrants who imprison, torture and kill on exactly the same justifications.

We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better.

Ah music… a magic beyond all we do here!

What’s to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time, and I am quite proud that I got out of that.

The greatest cause of a poor image is the absence of unconditional love.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.

If you eat a frog first thing in the morning, the rest of your day will be wonderful.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

Fear has two meaning; ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.

A good tool improves the way you work. A great tool improves the way you think.

Remember this: Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy. Following your convictions means you must be willing to face criticism from those who lack the same courage to do what is right.

You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.

It’s not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.

When you do more than you’re paid for. Eventually, you’ll be paid for more than you do.

Fear is the great extinguisher of dreams… Conversely, it can be your best mentor and source of motivation.

You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things to compete. You can just be an ordinary person, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.

My first professional job was to sell heavy-duty waterless cookware.

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.