Optimism is a faith that leads to success.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

some people fall in love over and over again while some people can only do it once.

Compassion is the key to the ultimate survival of our species.

At this point in my career, I don't have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things. My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.

I'll be selling tickets for my next tour exclusively through Jonah Lehrer. Make sure to pay cash.

A man given to pride is usually proud of the wrong thing.

If you’re comparing the badness of two words and you won’t even say one of them [the n-word], that’s the worse word.

Once you take away the struggle for food, clothing and shelter, work is the one four letter word that offends everyone.

And you suddenly know: It was here! You pull yourself together, and there stands an irrevocable year of anguish and vision and prayer.

Just remember that nothing is as bad as it seems and nothing is as good as it sometimes appears.

My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.