I alone am different from the others, because I am nourished by the great mother.

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.

If anyone tells you that something can't be done, they're correct, but it only pertains to them.

It is not enough for the hand to touch a book and turn its pages. The pages of a book must touch the heart.

If you wan to steal money, don't rob a bank - open one.

If you work it will lead to something. It's the people who do all of the work all the time who eventually catch on to things.

I've got to get on myself to be sharp, funny and loose.

I feel like you constantly have to prove why you deserve to continue to exist.

When the heart dares to speak, it needs no preparation.

My dream evening is wearing my sweatpants, eating something delicious and watching TV with my boyfriend.

I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam's fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era.

Poverty has many roots, but the tap root is ignorance.