That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

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.

No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same thing.

Universe is not a calm lake and therefore when you watch a calm lake you get a deceptive idea about the universe and you get a wrong perception of future!

He trusted the cosmos – but not necessarily the powers that held sway on earth.

One filled with joy preaches without preaching.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

I didn't need to [run for presidency], but it's about you. It's about bringing our country, making our country great again.

Prosperity has no power over adversity.

First of all, I swore it was two people playing. When I finally admitted to myself that was one man, I gave up the piano for a month. I figured it was hopeless to practice.

I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet.

The language is spare and under control and has a genuine immediacy...The poems never preach but are lined out with a cool and therefore devastating effect