Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

As the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, so the denial of God is the height of foolishness.

I'll come back to you, " I say. "I promise you, if it's the last thing I do, I'll come back to you."Her face is buried in my neck. She nods."I'll count the minutes until you do." she says.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.

Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play.

Guns are evil! And very little good comes from the availability of a bullet designed to kill human beings!

I like the effect drink has on me. What's the point of staying sober?

I'm not someone who obsesses about what they eat, but I do try to eat consciously and towards it being something that is super enjoyable. I love good food.

My first solo was in church when I was five.

Mental illness is a myth, whose function is to disguise and thus render more palatable the bitter pill of moral conflicts in human relations.