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
Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily
Happiness: there are a series of rules, and if you fail to follow them, your conscious mind will refuse to accept the idea that you're happy.
Everything in life is about sharing; it is part of the human condition
Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided.
Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.
Treat every challenge as a lesson, every mistake you make as a blessing and move on.
No matter how you feel today, get up, dress up & show up
A life without a cause is a life without effect.
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.
The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better." -- The Alchemist
Considering the way the world is, one happy day is almost a miracle.
There is only one way to learn. It's through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.
making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.