J. K. Rowling

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.

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

Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.

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

Ah music… a magic beyond all we do here!

For 24 years of my adult life, by choice I weighed well over 200 pounds. I say ‘by choice’ because I have never ‘accidentally’ eaten anything, so when I choose to eat too much, I have chosen to weigh too much.

I once dieted so religiously I quit eating in church.

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

The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.

Our intentions create our reality.

In a lot of ways it is easier to do things on a large scale. It is easier to build a skyscraper in Manhattan than it is to buy a bungalow in the Bronx. For one thing, it takes just as much time to close a big deal as it does to close a small deal. You will endure as much stress and aggravation; you will have all the same headaches and problems. It is easier to finance a big deal. Bankers would much rather lend money for a big project than for a small one. They are more comfortable investing money in a big prestigious building than they are a rundown house in a bad section of town. If you succeed with the big project, you stand to gain a lot more money.

The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.

Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stressed; working hard for something we love is called passion.

I was relentless, even in the face of total lack of encouragement, because much more often than you’d think, sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure.

Living your words, walking your talk, and talking your walk.

When you are wronged repeatedly, the worst thing you can do is continue taking it – fight back!

Stumbling is not the same as falling.

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.