It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

Parting with friends is a sadness. A place is only a place.

Our worship of God is not a part of our lives

I admire Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly a lot because I think they're standup guys.

If at the end of a race you know yourself that you have done your best, you're a winner.

I'll be drunk again to feel a little love.

I once sent him a song and asked him to mark a cross wherever he thought it was faulty. Brahms returned it untouched, saying 'I don't want to make a cemetery of your compositions.'

Girls could do most things as well as boys, and some things better.

In the high country of the mind one has to become adjusted to the thinner air of uncertainty.

Don't never follow your first mind, cause that's the one that's wrong. 'Cause the Devil beats God to you every time.

I think it's a human tendency that's been around for a while to try to be as good as possible to prove your worth.