Mel Brooks

"The most powerful weapon on Earth is the human soul on fire."

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

"The greatest wealth is health."

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right."

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

"The only limits in life are the ones we accept."

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."

"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else."

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Forgiveness is not about them, it's about you."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease."

"The moment you give up is the moment you lose."

"Your life is what you make it."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."

"Love is the bridge between two hearts."

"Every expert was once a beginner."

"The only way to get better is to keep trying."