Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.

Focus on your dreams, not on your critics.

Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them.

The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.

Respect your haters; they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.

To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.

Quiet birds rob the universe of beautiful symphonies.

If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.

If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.