Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho de Souzais a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 80 languages. The author has sold over 200 million copies worldwide and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 August 1947
CityRio de Janeiro, Brazil
CountryBrazil
Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.
God has a plan for you, you are here in this world because God has a plan for you. And the problem is that people start listening to other people and they forget to listen to their heart and to see what is the plan that God has for you.
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.
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.
How can we be so arrogant? The planet is, was, and always will be stronger than us. We can't destroy it; if we overstep the mark, the planet will simply erase us from its surface and carry on existing. Why don't they start talking about not letting the planet destroy us?
JOY goes against the foundations of mathematics: it multiplies when we divide.
Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.
To succeed in life, you must have the courage to be hated.
The best way to serve God is by going in search of your own dreams. Only the happy can spread happiness.
Be fully awake if you want to dream
Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.
Do not seek to be loved at any price, because Love has no price.
the reward of our work is not what we get, but what we become
Don't fear the light within. May it ignite the Sacred Flame in your soul.