A fanatic is always the fellow that is on the opposite side.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

She hated seeing monsters smile. Monsters should growl and snarl and be done with the pretenses.

Be polite write diplomatically even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Romantic love can be a lot of crap, though, let me tell you. And it can hurt you.

Hip-hop was the culture that I grew up with; I am part of this culture.

Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That's a tough thing to face.

It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's on it.

Men are liars. We lie about lying if we have to.

A child, when it begins to speak, learns what it is that it knows.

I believe the artist is capable of contributing to the broader evolution of culture in all of its dimensions.

When you’re sad you need to hear your sorrow structured into sound.