Let thine occupations be few, saith the sage, if thou wouldst lead a tranquil life.

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

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

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

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

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

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

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.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

I’ve yet to see any problem, however complicated, which when you looked at it the right way didn’t become still more complicated.

If you ask me what's harder, being famous or flying to space, I'd say fame is much harder.

Looking back, I should have pursued philosophy and economics and things of that sort in college more, but I didn't.

Until I see proof of this reincarnation or cloning, I'm gonna live up this life. That was kinda the path I took. But I fulfilled my obligations.

There is no such thing as loving or believing too much.

For me, chess is a language, and if it's not my native tongue, it is one I learned via the immersion method at a young age.

FORGIVE The People That Hurt You. God Will Pay You Back With Double The Joy...Double The Victory.

My personal style has seen so many highs and lows. Probably more lows than highs.

The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world to another.

My vision for the future? ... a world completely free from poverty.