Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.

True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.

Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge.

Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.

Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated

It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.

The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.

Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.

No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.

Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn.

Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.

It isn't important how much you are giving but it is very important that you are giving.

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.

Mourning has a pace and rhythm of its own. It cannot be rushed.

You've got to be a little vicious. You've got to be narcissistic. You've got to be on fire about your career.

That's an astonishment that we're waiting to find out what the [Donald Trump] policy is, that was the central plank, the central rationale for his candidacy.

How much filth there is in the church, even among those who, in the priesthood, should belong entirely to Him. How much pride, how much self-sufficiency.

Everyone thinks their mom is a superhero, and l feel like I want to be just like my mom. A superhero. She’s a very strong lady.

I always heard that immigrants had a really hard life when they came to America.

Simplicity, without variety, is wholly insipid.