I use memories but I will not allow memories to use me.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

The soul of our politics is the commitment to ending domination.

The scalpel won't make you happy.

It was a relief to be able to do my own band, because I was very responsible for all this amazing music I didn't want to mess up before.

Everything you have is to give. Thou art a phenomenon of philosophy and an unfortunate man.

The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned.

We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz?

Justine reached for a fresh tissue and clamped it to Lucy’s nose as if she was a child. “Friends are the support bras of life. We don’t let each other down. Right?

Self-sacrifice usually contains an unspoken demand for payment.

He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.