Always ask yourself the question “Is this going to help get me to my goal or not?

No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought which counts.

If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand.

Faith and fear both demand you believe in something you cannot see. You choose.

Your outside world is a reflection of your inside world. What goes on in the inside, shows on the outside.

Richness is not about what you have. It is about who you are.

Your real purpose in life is to develop yourself. To successfully do this you must always be working toward a goal.

Being a winner is never an accident; winning comes about by design, determination and positive action.

A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.

By thinking about your goals every morning, many times during the day, and every night, you begin moving toward it, and bringing it toward you.

The only competition you will ever face is with your own ignorance.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.

What you reveal shows the essence of your teaching

We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.

I'm in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.

I don't think I get angry.

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined - to strengthen each other - to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

Eros is very close to death. And both things, in a way, balance each other.

He pulled away, but his eyes held my eyes like hands.

I think most Muslims are incredibly upset with the state of America's foreign policy today and the state of the world.

There is no humiliation worse than the consciousness of a wasted life. It stains the spirit, forestalls hope, and destroys any motive for action or change.