Find time still to be learning somewhat good, and give up being desultory.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author’s mind, a glimpse of their creative soul.

With a diplomat father, for whom foreign postings were a fact of life, my siblings and I were expected to attend boarding schools in Britain.

I just want people to understand have fun, enjoy your time, enjoy your time on this Earth.

I don't come from a family of readers - in fact, my parents are unable to read the books in English.

I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving.

I think my films kind of walk this line that Im proud of, that they feel sort of like films of my youth, which were far more commercial.

Bring peace to the Earth by bringing peace to all those whose lives you touch. Be peace.

At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.

I try to look at what KG does, what Tim Duncan does, what Amare Stoudamire does ... I compare and evaluate myself with them.

Who thinks the law has anything to do with justice? It's what we have because we can't have justice.