Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.

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.

Shout for libraries. Shout for the young readers who use them.

Forming a new world religion is difficult and not particularly desirable. However, in that love is essential to all religions, one could speak of the universal religion of love.

It doesn't matter if your lead character is good or bad. He just has to be interesting, and he has to be good at what he does.

The nearer she came to death, the more, by some perversity of nature, did she enjoy living.

People who say they're too busy to have lunch have a false impression of their own importance.

We are at our finest when we take care of each other.

I've got stuff about airline mergers, which just shows that my stand-up is getting more insane by the minute.

We can get America moving again, put on top of that the kind of trade deals that'll put the American worker first, and you've got a prescription for real growth.

I think if you set yourself specific goals, that's quite a lot of pressure.

A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved.