Exceed due measure, and the most delightful things become the least delightful.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

Somehow the sting of guilt was always more acute when there was a risk that she might get caught.

It is a bad thing if a writer tackles a subject he does not understand.

I'm obsessed with Led Zeppelin and have been since I was a teenager

We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.

Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.

The courage to be yourself is the essence of hip hop

In many ways, I am very happy about the whole Linux commercial market because the commercial market is doing all these things that I have absolutely zero interest in doing myself.

Just because something isn't happening for you right now, doesn't mean it won't happen. God's timing is perfect.

I'm always on to something else. It's like, I'm sitting here now jotting down notes for something that's in my head. There's always something going on in my head, and I have to just keep executing.

Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.