Conquer a liar with truth.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.

Knowing someone isn't coming backdoesn't mean you ever stop waiting

When I'm walking around, I'm usually drinking pop, so I can't have a mask on. That's why I couldn't be a surgeon.

Modern man lives more and more in a preponderantly geometric order. All human creation mechanical or industrial is dependent upon geometric intentions.

To the rationally minded the mental processes of the intuitive appear to work backwards

Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today.

Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always grateful for anything the critics say - good or bad.

We need language to tell us who we are, how we feel, what we're capable of- to explain the pains and glory of our existence.

I love to receive babies into this world, so crawling around on my knees in the birth room is my best place, and most often you can still find me there.

Gold looks good on my skin, and gold looks good on black people, I think.

The artists could be dead, but some of them are not so distant from us, and make us feel as if they are alive with us. Such artists are worth calling "contemporary artists".