I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

It is important to be diligent because riches comes only into the hands of the diligent

Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.

Pip wondered what the secret was of being different in a way that attracted people, as opposed to her own way.

I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor.

There are comics who treat women fairly appallingly. But I can be great friends with them because I don't tend to do that ticking of boxes: it can make life too simplistic.

My children are lovely. They're perfect.

For disorder obstructs: besides, it doth disgust life, distract the appetities, and yield no true relish to the senses.

I think that there are good things that happen and bad things that happen.

I think people are interested in anything that's a little bigger than life and that's colorful and - you know, what they like? They like fairy tales for grownups.

We don't have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest.