Everyone is a self-made man. Only the successful admit it.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

There is no faster way to harden my determination than to assume I will fail at it.

Grace, respect, reserve, and empathetic listening are qualities sorely missing from the public discourse now.

I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good.

I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.

Lou knew that joy unshared was a halved emotion, just as sadness and loss, when borne alone, were often doubled.

The way animals are carted around reminds me of the slavery of my people... The slavery of animals has to be ended too.

The thing I like about acting is being able to lose yourself completely in someone else.

I feel like as a generation, we sell ourselves short. I just expected more from us.

You try to leave and I will hunt you down." Relief poured through her, but she smacked at his thigh with the back of her brush. "Like a rabid dog? Very romantic.

If you're making music, you must want to turn other people on to it, whether you're number one in the charts or number 60.