Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

You must become the producer, director and actor in the unfolding story of your life.

Acceptance means no complaining, and happiness means no complaining about the things over which you can do nothing.

Before speaking, consult your inner-truth barometer, and resist the temptation to tell people only what they want to hear.

Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world.

You have everything you need for complete peace and total happiness right now.

What comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside of you.

...and still the hands did their trick, like over-eager dogs that want to do their rolling—over trick for you not once or twice but all night.

Women were freed from positive duties when they could not perform them, but not when they could.

Dive deep into the ocean, Sita, and you will find that the greatest treasures you find are the illusions you leave behind.

[Muhammad] Ali had [Jo] Frazier , that man had the joker, Coke had Pepsi and [Donald] Trump had [Barack] Obama, or 16 primary opponents or the entire political establishment.

I write books for young adults because I truly connect with them on some very deep level. They are our hope, our future, and inspiring them to be the best they can be is very important to me.

The only basis for living is believing in life, loving it, and applying the whole force of one's intellect to know it better.

The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.

That was an important development for me, just realizing that you need to follow your pleasure, at least as a painter. I think any kind of artist needs to, no matter what you're doing.

The human spirit is more powerful than any drug - and that is what needs to be nourished: with work, play, friendship, family. These are the things that matter.

The problem is, women have stopped setting the bar high.