I have never since entirely freed myself of the impression that this life is a segment of existence which is enacted in a three-dimensional boxlike universe especially set up for it.

Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.

Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research.

To be normal is the ultimate aim of the unsuccessful.

Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfill the way that is in you.

The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.

The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire

If our religion is based on salvation, our chief emotions will be fear and trembling. If our religion is based on wonder, our chief emotion will be gratitude.

We are not what happened to us, we are what we wish to become.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

What I have achieved by industry and practice, anyone else with tolerable natural gift and ability can also achieve.

The Bible will always be full of things you cannot understand, as long as you will not live according to those you can understand.

When you are genuinely preoccupied in serving others using your talent and experience, doors that you have never knocked start to open up...

It's a huge advantage to have parents who read to you. And it's an advantage that lasts a lifetime.

No-one is exempt from speaking nonsense – the only misfortune is to do it solemnly.

I've upped my standards. Now, up yours.

The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. .... There are no back doors, no free rides. There's just you, this moment and a choice.

We do make a difference - one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives. Whatever we do with whatever we have, we leave behind us a legacy for those who follow.

A steak needs fat to taste great.