We insist that society should conform to our own subjective illusion of reality.

The one who loves least controls the relationship.

Moving fast is not the same as going somewhere

Worry comes from the belief you are powerless.

The degree to which you will awaken is in direct proportion to the amount of truth you are willing to accept about yourself.

You were placed on this earth to create, not to compete.

We fear the things we want the most.

You can only have two things in life, reasons and results. Reasons don't count.

You should enjoy the present moment because this is all you have. Create for tomorrow, but live in and for today.

When your ship comes in, make sure you are willing to unload it

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

Let go of all the negative thoughts. Fill your mind with positive thoughts.

You don't need anybody's permission to prove yourself, just prove yourself.

A woman's health is her capital.

Raymond Chandler once wrote that Dashiell Hammett gave murder back to the people who really committed it.

I love both my parents dearly.

I see myself as the oldest griot tradition of speaking to truth out here. There's a dark side that people don't even know is there.

I don't actually have a lot of discipline. I've worked hard at music. But I feel like you know, I felt like kind of natural at it. I always had a knack for it.

This is the tendency of all living things: to avoid pain and to cling to pleasure.

When our commitment is diminished for any reason, part of the solution is repentance. Commitment and repentance are closely intertwined.

The demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.