It was considered a virtue not to talk unnecessarily at sea.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

The difference between darkness and brightness is how you thrive on those moments and how you use such circumstances with goodwill in your spirit.

Do you know we are being led toSlaughters by placid admirals& that fat slow generals are gettingObscene on young bloodDo you know we are ruled by t.v.

It's a grand thing to be able to take your money in your hand and to think no more of it when it slips away from you than you would a trout that would slip back into the stream.

Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.

In a way, it's all down to perception, isn't it? And everyone has their own take on everything.

Burmese political culture lacks an understanding of negotiated compromise. We have to build up that kind of culture.

Visualizing the movement finally got me over the top after months of practice.

What you believe, what you value, how you live - matters.

My younger brother and I have been writing together, mainly for fun, for years, but we've been improvising together since we were kids. Literally.

The people don't run the system; the people are victims of the system. The people choose the leaders thinking that they will help them. But when they turn around, there is no help.