If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.

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

All matters being spiritual

Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage that is not within its own laws, Constitution, and legal precedents.

Richard Christian Matheson is a master of compression. He knows how to catch a moment in words and convey it straight to the reader's heart.

The perfect world for me is to find some sort of inner peace. I believe that a man that walks with God can walk anywhere.

I always have to go that extra mile, and I do it and I don't mind doing it, but it isn't fair.

America has a rap sheet. You can't police the world and tell the world how to act when you're just as bad yourself.

People who are different are dangerous; they belong to another tribe; they want our lands and our women.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

I remembered their songs but I had never owned a Beatles album.

Leap of faith – yes, but only after reflection