Why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice?

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.

We are what we adapt to.

I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.

Problems occur when we tie our peace of mind to another's state of mind.

A scientist who writes for a grant has to write subpar papers - so that the grant giver will understand what the paper is about.

Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place in museums; others, we take for walks.

Get your friends together, go to your local bookstore and have a book-buying party.

We are told, that the black bear is innocent; but I should not like to trust myself with him.

A lot of those little things that I really like doing are just moments of cool articulation, just little moments of phrasing that probably go over everybody's head.

In order to put an end to the occupation, you must make peace between the Israeli and Palestinian people. This is the real aim, this is the real task.

The American people are a very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness, with the possible, exception of stupidity.