Focus not on what he or she does, but on keeping to your higher purpose. Your own purpose should seek harmony with nature itself. For this is the true road to freedom.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.

I always try to describe the situation just as it is. I try to find sentences that I believe tell the story best. Even my articles are more literary than ordinary news stories.

Most scripts that get written in Hollywood dont go anywhere.

Everybody should get to make a living with their passion.

I love sports. I love animals. I love kids. I want to save the world. So how do I combine all those things? I don't know

I want to be able to write on my walls. I think that's the big thing.

There are some days where, at the end of the day, you've done OK. It's the most out-of-control feeling you possibly can have.

After I lost my fiance, it seemed like it would be better to always be alone than to risk being hurt again.

As far as the performance aspect, I'm going to be an actor. I still love performing, but I'm moving into more acting.

Even then, at nine years old, I wanted to live inside her body. I wanted to melt into her bones - THAT kind of love.