Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

Many of the women in Los Angeles are part of the notorious gang culture, and they will forever have my gratitude for, you know, letting me live.

Ain’t no good ever comes of it, if you ain’t steering yourself.

So I sang out the barbarous words - karaoke from Hell.

The Holy Spirit accompanies God's Word to bring revelation of Christ, resulting in transformation.

A genuine transformation that results from sustained concerted effort is long lasting because it has a firm foundation.

Everything in life belongs to God. Our purpose has already been mapped out.

You are pooped and demoralised,” read Dwayne. “Why wouldn’t you be? Of course it is exhausting, having to reason all the time in a universe which wasn’t meant to be reasonable.

He is unworthy of the name of man who is ignorant of the fact that the diagonal of a square is incommensurable with its side.

I don't know if you saw the parting of the Red Sea with the chariots on the horses, I did stuff like that.

A play gets on Broadway by fluke. And you don't even start out with that ambition. When I do a play, the intention is just to put it up somewhere.