In one way an arrow moves, in another way the mind. The mind indeed, both when it exercises caution and when it is employed about inquiry, moves straight onward not the less, and to its object.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

There’s only so many times you can fight before the only person you fight for is yourself.

Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.

Now that I'm a political pundit, I have the ability to influence people.

The solution to the problem of life is seen in the vanishing of this problem.

Perhaps eggs are like neurons, which also are not replenished in adulthood: they know too much. Eggs must plan the party. Sperm need only to show up- wearing top hat and tails, of course.

I know fashion is a material thing, but we live in a material world and I love clothes.

My dear young lady, there was a great deal of truth; I dare say, in what you said, and you looked very pretty while you said it, which is much more important.

You look tired." "Yeah," I agreed, and shrugged. "Near-death experiences do that to me . . .

I will say I remember the best thing in terms of publicity was being on the cover of Newsweek.

It's a lot harder to push forward things, like energy policy. There's a big dream out there about wind and solar power.