Let your yes be yes and your no be no--you can always change your mind.

Not appreciating what we have now, robs us of our abundance even when it exists.

A dream becomes a goal the moment you write it down. A goal becomes a plan the moment you break it down into doable steps. A plan becomes a reality only when you take action.

When you control your thoughts and emotions, you control everything.

One of the first ways to begin building your self-confidence is to focus on what's great about you.

You must recognize that we train the people in our lives how to treat us.

Everything begins with a thought, and thoughts are turned into plans, and plans into reality.

Make no apologies for who you are.

Take charge of your environment.

You can only get more in life by saying YES.

The higher the levels, the higher the devils.

You may have a small body, but great strength.You may have an ordinary mind, but great wisdom.You may have a wounded heart, but great courage.You may have a weary soul, but great love.

Each morning the winds of the city moan and weep with lost souls clinging to hope of reliving the memories of yesterday.

The terrible thing about having New York go stale on you is that there's nowhere else. It's the top of the world.

Competition in rowing doesn't just come from other countries. It comes from Wall Street, med school, law school. You think Harvard and Princeton grads want to live in Chula Vista?

You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera.

I've spent a lot of time in prisons, first doing legal work and later, teaching.

While it has been hurtful to my family and me to read constantly in the media that I was under investigation, I am pleased that as expected my spending has been found to be in order.

You are here, and there is nothing to fear. Count your blessings and before you're finished counting, you"ll have even more

If I cry, it's because I'm very angry and I can't do anything about it because I've run into a dead end. That's when the tears would come down.

I love those stretches where I've just been a writer - when I haven't been doing Internet start-ups - where I pretty much eliminate meetings from my life.