He who hoards much loses much.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

Want to dance? We have music this time. And I don't have to punch you when we finish.

Leaders don’t give excessive vocal orders. They humbly involve people and together cooperate with them to make a change happen.

What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed there, regardless.

At any given point, the chain of a stagnant life can be completely broken, but not with the same mental attitude that placed one in it.

Start your journey where the road ends! Glory lies beyond the ends!

If all else fails, a few deep breaths.

Give me any two pages of the Bible and I'll give you a picture.

My characters are all "just people" - people you might know - and the things that happen are things that anybody might do if they lived on a freighter that spent most of its time in the Deep Dark.

My mother brought accordion home. She was going to learn to play it so she could teach it and increase her income. And I got fascinated with it, so she backed off and let me do it.

Always compare yourself to the best. Even if you never measure up, it can't help but make you better.