Building alibis is a deeply rooted habit.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

Those who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before the age of 40. More often, they do not strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of 50.

You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.

Find out what you really love to do, and then find a way to make a good living doing it.

The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

The only limitation is that which one sets up in one's own mind.

TELL THE WORLD WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO, BUT FIRST SHOW IT.This is the equivalent of saying "deeds, and not words, are what count most.

Perhaps we shall learn, as we pass through this age, that the 'other self" is more powerful than the physical self we see when we look into a mirror.

Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end.

Find your life’s purpose and dare to pursue it.

Knowledge is a sacred gem that must be conquered, wielded and empowered. To access such gnosis is not a right, but a privilege of the evolved.

I want people to know that I'm not just 'Chillin' It.' I'm a real person. There's heartbreak and trials, and I hope I put that in my music.

I bless God for this retirement: I never was more thankful for any thing than I have been of late for the necessity I am under of self-denial in many respects.

God plans all perfect combinations.

It’s worth noting that you can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck. You can spend your life on Wall Street and be a hero

To recognize the significant in the factual is wisdom.

He wasn’t allowed to come with me there—my own rule for this little adventure. No more. Good-bye, Aspen.

Live your life as if you are ready to say goodbye to it at any moment, as if the time left for you were some pleasant surprise.

Sorry about the blood in your mouth. I wish it was mine. I couldn't get the boy to kill me, but I wore his jacket for the longest time.