I like to say understanding is the power.

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.

Inspiration fans the flame of creation.

It is very easy to know someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget them.

If you are afraid to fail, your successes will be few, common, and unmemorable.

We're breaking protocol here. That's the good thing about being President - I can do whatever I want.

I'm a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

You either belong wholly to the world or wholly to God.

I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

In waking a tiger, use a long stick.

The representative system of government is calculated to produce the wisest laws, by collecting wisdom where it can be found.