Like hunger or thirst, the instinct for balance is built into the human body.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

The same word we love and hate, leaves in different directions, taking different paths.

Unrequited love is a ridiculous state, and it makes those in it behave ridiculously.

When I turn over the keys to the president-elect, America will be much stronger than it was when I came into office.

Instead of growing old gracefully, at home with my family - reading and writing and praying and thinking - too much of my time has been spent at airports and in hotels.

I want to be mayor, but I don’t need to be mayor. I’m not a career politician.

We make the oldest stories new when we succeed, and we are trapped by the old stories when we fail

Remember this: No one is looking at your imperfections; they're all too busy worrying about their own.

American youth is looking for a reason to die.

Without duty, life is soft and boneless.

I don't think I'm known for my gifts - I'm known for my gall. I don't want to be just a famous person - I'm too old.