Man, he is constantly growing and when he is bound by a set pattern of ideas or way of doing things, that's when he stops growing

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Ordinary parties, he thought, were subtle games of sexual and social badminton.

Insecurity is just something that's there all the time. I've never been crippled by it.

Japan is dealing us a dead hand. For two years we have watched the Japanese drag their feet and we can't let them continue to slam the door in our faces.

The economic and technological changes are real, but I just can't bring myself to wax apocalyptic about the future of books.

Everywhere that a great soul gives utterance to its thoughts, there also is a Golgotha.

I know we didn't make an anti-Semitic film. This is what the Gospels are. And it's none of my business what other people think of me.

When you have a spirit of excellence, you do the right thing not because somebody is watching or making you do it; you do it because it's the right thing to do.

True love, like the eye, can bear no flaw.

Most of us believe that women can do what men do. The challenge is to convince employers, legislators, mothers, that men can do what women do.

Free your heart from hatred - forgive. Free your mind from worries - most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.