It is better to believe than to disbelieve, in so doing you bring everything to the realm of possibility.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot do.

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know that man is here for the sake of other men.

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.

A + B + C = Success if, A = Hard Work, B = Hard Play, C = Keeping your mouth shut.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened among all of the political men of our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit; not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by nonparticipation in what we believe is evil.

Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason, mastery demands the whole person. Toscanini demonstrates this in every manifestation of his life.