Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.

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.

If we can prevent just one marriage from disintegrating--or just one child from suffering the loss of a family--our effort will be justified.

It was so odd what brought out tenderness in people. It was never what you have expected.

True strength isn’t being able to knock your enemies down, it’s being able to hold yourself upright against their blows.

If you live your life worried about the what-ifs, you're going to live a very desolate life.

A speech does not need to be eternal to be immortal.

In the face of love, everyone is equal. Let everyone have the freedom to love and to pursue their happiness. I am Tsai Ing-wen, and I support marriage equality.

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

I am the owner of my actions, heir to my actions, born of my actions, related through my actions, and have my actions as my arbitrator. Whatever I do, for good or for evil, to that I will fall heir.

Driving is something really special for me. Even women doesn't excite me as much as racing cars! I guess I'm just becoming old.

The Method of Bisection is a sophisticated version of a tool used in fifth grade called "Guess and Check".