Chronic negative thinking and the emotions it invokes is, like many destructive behaviors, a form of addiction... it may not be very pleasant, but it's familiar.

The best antidote to stress is resilience... having the ability to respond to change or adversity proactively and resourcefully.

If you feel overwhelmed, you may be trying to achieve too much at once. Step back and look at your goals. If you're doing too much, it's time to reprioritize.

A critical key to achieving success lies in your ability to activate your potential to create the results you seek... start by being aware of your self-sabotaging patterns.

Do work you love, in which you can excel: The smaller the gap between who you are in your personal life and who you are at work, the happier you will be.

Most fears are not even based on our current reality. They are the product of imagined fears conjured up in our minds - the product of our own fantasies.

Aligning what you do with who you are requires commitment, effort, and perseverance. But the rewards are well worth it. Not only will it enhance the quality of your life, it may even prolong it.

As we, the world, and the way we live have become more complex, we've moved further away from living in alignment with our human spirit and with the earth.

Hiding our true thoughts and feelings is just one example of how we give our power away.

Being busy and being productive are not necessarily the same. Many people keep busy to avoid taking action on things they're afraid to pursue.

While some rules are necessary and good for us, living a life based on others' rules, needs, and expectations can stifle your self-expression and creativity, and keep a lid on your potential.

Do something purposeful and wise so that when God sent his blessings, they will fall on it.

I went looking for trouble, and I found it.

When I watched Braveheart I was in tears and I was rooting for the Scottish people

I didn't start out to chart the skies; it's just no one had done it before.

No economy, no matter how bad, can hold down a goal that is followed by enough action.

... by far the most astonishing guitar player ever has got to be Django Reinhardt ... Django was quite superhuman, There's nothing normal about him as a person or a player.

I view the United States, today, much like East Berlin. And I'm off the grid. I've tried for 20 years to warn the country about the Democrats and Republicans, and nobody's listening.

Acting isn't a sure thing. We're not set to have jobs for the rest of lives, and fame is really fickle.

I grew up listening to English music.

All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds.