“You do not rehearse your praise, just do all right by yourself and go over big then, the world will sing your praise even without your approval.”

“Whatever you do, remember that. You're going to make a difference. A lot of times it won't be huge, it won't be visible even. But it will matter just the same. Don't do it for praise or money, that's what I want to tell you. Do it because it needs to be done. Do it to make your world better.”

“You do not write a novel for praise, or thinking of your audience. You write for yourself; you work out between you and your pen the things that intrigue you”

“...Give your approval to all you cannot understand. Praise ignorance, for what man has not encountered he has not destroyed... ”

“Lift up your heads, ye people,lift up your faces, too,open your mouths to sing His praise,and the rain will fall on you.”

“Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.”