Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
I don't want to give advice to people about their religious beliefs, but I do think that it's not smart to bet against the power of science to figure out the natural world. It used to be, a thousand years ago, that if you wanted to explain why the moon moved through the sky, you needed to invoke God.
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.
I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.