An economist is a man that can tell you...what can happen under any given condition, and his guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's too.

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.

Never let the world know that you are sad or the world will let you down as well.

Is cruelty still cruel if it is necessary? Is cruelty still cruel if it is part of a lie?

Madness, Brother Masseo, is the salt which prevents good sense from rotting.

Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what is going on outside of us, there's always something we could be grateful for.

In Japan, Australia, and England there is such a strong youth culture.

Of all things I liked books best.

Poverty doesn't come because of the decrease of wealth but because of the increase of desires.

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change

Here's a summary for the time or attention challenged: Never surrender freedom for laws that can't affect criminals; they disobey laws for a living.