Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

To achieve goals you've never achieved before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Integrity is conforming reality to our words - in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.

When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.

Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

Never trust the translation or interpretation of something without first trusting its interpreter.

Fiction should always steer clear of political considerations.

Sadness is a moment in which the world took something from you. Depression is a lifetime of torment no matter what is said or done.

There is winning and there is misery.

In Cleveland there is legislation moving forward to ban people from wearing pants that fit too low. However, there is lots of opposition from the plumber' union.

If the Buddhist's job is to be detached, I think that the artist's job is to be both detached and attached.

It's no use locking the door after the steed is stolen.

My career is chequered. Then I think I got pigeon-holed in humour; Shakespeare is not my thing.

For flowers that bloom about our feet; For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet; For song of bird, and hum of bee; For all things fair we hear or see, Father in heaven, we thank Thee!

I know the next best thing is often the very best.