Exemplary people concern themselves with virtue, small people concern themselves with territory. The ruling class thinks of punishment, the lower classes hope for benevolence.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

To See What Is Right And Not Do It Is A Lack Of Courage.

What you do not want done to yourself do not do to others.

Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

Computers are idiots whose only virtue is that they can count up to two extremely fast.

We each have 24 hours in a given day

I don't care who scores the goals, I'm going to leave my human beingness on the field!

Two hands are better than four sometimes.

Whatever you do, whatever you're working with, whether it's manual work or talking to people or buying or selling, every little thing encompasses the power and simplicity of presence.

If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.

Once the referee throws the ball in the air, it's either your ball or their ball and you have to just take your shot.

I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people.

Petty things don't bother me as much as they used to.

I've had an exciting time; I married for love and got a little money along with it.