Attain and maintain a reputation, for it is the usufruct of fame. A stiff climb, for it is the issue of excellence, as rare as mediocrity is common.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

The third direction of prayer is prayer against Satan, devils and demons

By the time a man can afford to lose a golf ball he can't hit that far.

There's a lot of conflict and darkness inside everybody's family. We all pretend to outsiders that it's not so, but behind locked doors, there are usually high emotions running.

There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.

Dostoevski was on to something. You are the path you choose. You are what your vocation is

At my concerts most of the chicks are looking for liberation, they think I'm gonna show 'em how to do it.

Many children in the foster care system are often in the midst of a family challenge.

Do you know what amazes me more than anything else? The impotence of force to organize anything.

I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.

Ignorance is the biggest problem of all for the ocean - and for many other things as well.