Don't trust anyone. Be a cold fish. I hurt no one. And no one can hurt me.

Revenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed.

I read because I have to. It drives everything else from my mind. It lets me escape to find other world.

Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.

Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.

Keep in mind that whenever you are in a crisis, you are in the midst of danger as well as opportunity.

The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this: I am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world.

Suen Le! (it means, "Let it be.

But you can vanquish the demons only when you yourself are convinced of your own worth.

At the age of three my grand aunt proclaimed her independence by categorically refusing to have her feet bound, resolutely tearing off the bandages as fast as they were applied.

No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge.

When you want something badly enough it’s amazing what you’ll ignore.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Descriptive grammar is an attempt to give an account of what the current system is for either a society or an individual, whatever you happen to be studying.

People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, 'cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.

If I have noticed anything over these 60 years on Wall Street, it is that people do not succeed in forecasting what's going to happen to the stock market.

In the beginning, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to make and have hit records. And I wanted everything that went along with it.

Laughter's the nearest we ever get, or should get, to sainthood. It's the state of grace that saves most of us from contempt.

I would say readers can trust my work more than anyone else's.

Look for the blessing in all situations.