"Commitment is what transforms a promise into..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“The point - the power to hurt - of all figures lies in the truthfulness of their application.”

“If there is a worse place than Hell, I am in it.”

“I am not concerned that you have fallen -- I am concerned that you arise.”

“We alchemists look for talent that can heat up and change. Lukewarm won't do. Halfhearted holding back, well-enough getting by? Not here.”

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiation - creation - there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans.”

“Friendship is not so simple. It is hard to get and takes a long time, but when one ha it one cannot get rid of it, one has to face it.”

“There are lovers content with longing. I’m not one of them.”

“The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.”

“My suggestion would be to walk away from the 90% who don't and join the 10% who do.”