The jihadists ideology cannot be wiped out with force much less killed. You know, unless we understand the root causes of this, we're going to perpetuate this violence over and over again.

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.

Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now.

One can present people with opportunities. One cannot make them equal to them.

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.

My background is in health care.

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave.

Do you know the nicest thing about looking at pictures of a 1950's baseball park? The only people wearing baseball caps are the players.

Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of it.

... bums on the outside, libraries inside.

People just take your kindness for weakness sometimes, and that's just the bottom line.

I'm moving to Mars next week, so if you have any boxes...