Life isn't a race to win, it's a school for our higher education.

You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

Love is effortless attention.

The greatest power you possess in life is your understanding that life gives you a fresh start any moment you choose.

Trying to “fix” the people in your life that cause you pain is like massaging your shoes because your feet ache.

The limit of your present understanding is not the limit of your possibilities.

We are not here on earth to change our destiny, but to fulfill it.

Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing.

Knowledge without Spirit is like finding yourself on a cold night with all the wood in the world and no flame to ignite it.

The more time we spend considering the shortcomings of others, the smaller a person we become.

Take what you see on TV, mix in a guy who's turned 30 and still doesn't have a job, throw in some Uncle Remus stories and add a few flies in amber and you have America.

Congress is responsible for everything and unable to do anything, hated by the public creditors, insulted by the soldiers and unsupported by the citizens.

If you don't work very hard, it is extremely unlikely that you will be a good trader.

Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel.

Cole Porter had a worldwide reputation as a sophisticate and hedonist

It is worth remembering that our cities occupy important sites, and therefore some kind of settlement is liable to be there.

A work of art is worth what someone will pay for it.

Why, I've never even had a quarrel with any one. I haven't an enemy. What a spineless thing I must be not to have even one enemy!

You can't express inspiration without skill.

Skeletons of mice are often to be found in coconuts, for it is easier to get in, slim and greedy, than to get out, appeased but fat.