I think you have more fun as a human being even though it is much more painful.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

What matters most is that you take the journey (of self awareness and transformation).

Without darkness, how could we have appreciated the light?

It must be hard just to be someone's girlfriend.

Habit is the denial of creativity and the negation of freedom; a self-imposed straitjacket of which the wearer is unaware.

I have never found in a human being loyalty that is comparable to a dog's loyalty.

Humans have the remarkable ability to get exactly what they must have. But there is a difference between a 'must' and 'want'.

Can't complain because nobody listens.

With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.

A piece of writing is a dangerous thing," he said. "It can change your life.

I've been playing concerts for many years, and it's still as exciting as it was the first time. I hope that shows when I'm performing.