Louis Sachar Quotes

Change is debilitating when it is done to us. Change is exhilarating when it is done by us.

We do not have to be victims of circumstance.

No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.

Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

Every choice gives you a chance to pave your own road. Keep moving. Full speed ahead

The world is what you make of it, friend. If it doesn’t fit, you make alterations.

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.

I don't want to be a passenger in my own life.

If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms.

That's the kind of motif I bring to the books - that people take charge of their own lives.

What life throws at you - you just have to learn how to hit it, which is a baseball metaphor. The ball's outside, you hit to the right. You don't let them go by.

Whether people agree with you or not, take an active role in what happens in your life.

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.

Out there things can happen, and frequently do, To people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!

When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons! What else ya got?

Get yourself out. Be brave. Don't leave before you're ready, because you should know that you tried everything. So there's a conviction and a confidence when you step away from something that may or may not be conducive to your life. I think if you run away too quickly, you're going to have that "Oh God, did I try everything?" feeling. Try everything. Make it work. Do everything you can. If it's not working, then know when the signal is and move on. Change. Try something different.

There’s a redemptive power that making a choice has rather than feeling like you’re an effect to all the things that are happening. Make a choice. Just decide what it’s gonna be, who you’re gonna be, how you are going to do it. Just decide. And from that point, the universe will get out of your way.

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands

Change is a threat when done to me, but an opportunity when done by me.

You can take your destiny into your own hands.

Life's no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe's my own to fool with.

I think I've always been a follow-the-leader with my career, or maybe waiting for things to happen. Now I'm like, I'm OK-I know the direction, whoever's on board can go with me.

You want to be in the driver’s seat of your own life because if you are not, life will drive you.