If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

Don’t complain; just work harder.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

Singing with children in the schools has been the most rewarding experience of my life.

A mother's job is not complete till she has taught and imbibed God's Words, and principles into her kids.

Perfection should generally be avoided in a character. Real people, such as your readers, aren’t flawless and chances are they are not going to be able to fully identify with a character who is.

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.

And the idea of ourselves is our escape from the fact what we really are.

I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.

There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.

People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.

I think the way I can sing the way I sing is because of the way I talk to my animals. I hit some really high notes.

Anger does not solve anything; it builds nothing.