If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

The fate of the Right in the late modern age is to destroy what remains of the past in a vain attempt to recover it.

Creative freedom is prosperity for the soul.

Friends usually bring out better versions of each other. People feel unguarded and fluid with their close friends.

The two greatest plays ever written were Hamlet and Oedipus Rex, and they're both about father-son relationships.

You don't need to drink if you have emotional problems.

An exercise outfit helps because it sets this time apart from the rest of your day and makes it matter more.

Educate yourself as much as you can with life. Just go out there.

Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive.

I am an environmentalist. ... I am for clean air.

The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others.