Paulo Coelho Inspiring Quotations

What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.

Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world.

Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.

Even if you follow other people's advice and model successful people and their blueprints, you will still fail if you don't have confidence in yourself. Everything - absolutely everything - starts with you.

You can achieve anything if you believe in yourself. But the opposite is also true; without strong self-belief you will not go far.

A warrior takes every opportunity to teach himself.

Remember the saying, What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger? It's true!

I've never been as happy as I am now, because I followed the signs, I was patient, and I know that this is going to change everything.

The day is made up of 24 hours and an infinite number of moments. We need to be aware of those moments and make the most of them regardless of whether we're busy doing something or contemplating life.

The boat is safer anchored at the port; but that’s not the aim of boats.

If I must be faithful to someone or something, I have, first of all, have to be faithful to myself.

Your eyes show the strength of your soul.

Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.

You are what you believe yourself to be.

At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss.

Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.

A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.

Haters are confused admirers who can’t understand why everybody else likes you

Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.