Start by thinking of the smallest possible action you could take; then, take it. Then, choose the next smallest action, and do that.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

Dreams only come true when you appoint strategic consistent actions to wake you up.

Life, Tavi reflected, seldom makes a gift of what one expects or plans for.

When you stop wanting something, you get it.

They were the first Westerners. The spirit of the West, the modern spirit, is a Greek discovery; and the place of the Greeks is in the modern world.

The stupid woman is the one who thinks she doesn’t need any help.

My name is Gin, and I kill people.

The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use of force.

My theory with the auctions has been to try to make them like a party, like a social event. If people are having a good time, talking with their friends, they're much more likely to bid.

It's exciting to think that something I'm involved in is touching so many people in so many cultures.

In a rural society communities are "given" for the individual. Community is a fact, whether family or religion, social class or caste.