To attain to the human form must always be a source of joy. And then to undergo continuous transitions, with only the infinite to look forward to: what incomparable bliss is that!

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

Simply by changing our thoughts, we can sow the seeds of happiness in the garden of our minds.

To grow unique beauty, be wild and live in the wilderness of your mind.

Addiction brings apathy. Break the apathy, and you break the addiction.

The most powerful stories are the ones that unite us, not divide us.

Some women's faces are, in their brightness, a prophecy; and some, in their sadness, a history.

Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six,Four spend in prayer, the rest on Nature fix.

The first time I ever screamed at someone was in a scene, and I'd never screamed at someone in my life.

"World War III, was the Cold War, and the U.S. won it".

I'm a guitarist by background. That's what I used to do for sessions when I was younger and that sort of thing. We have several pianos in the house and I tend to just sit and fiddle around.

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death; but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven.