Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

A cheery relaxation is man's natural state, just as nature itself is relaxed. A waterfall is concerned only with being itself, not with doing something it considers waterfall-like.

You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.

No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction.

You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them

Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.

We can accept God becoming Man to save Man, but not Man becoming God to save himself.

Be teachable. That is the whole secret.

Wars are fought by teenagers, you realize that. They really ought to be fought by the politicians and old people who start these wars." (Interview with Don Swaim of CBS Radio-1986)

Slow down. Calm down. Don't worry. Don't hurry. Trust the process.

I embrace my fate

For some, reassessing concepts about truth and reality can be a scary proposition.

Be real and adjust you strategy according to honest results.

My grandmother told stories; she was very good at that.

No one is going to be powerful in their ministry if they are hiding something that they are afraid people will find out at any moment.

Be unpredictable, be real, be interesting. Tell a good story.

I don't think there is a single sentence in this whole book [East of Eden] that does not either develop character, carry on the story or provide necessary background.

The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf.