Nobody that ever left their own country ever wrote anything worth printing. Not even in the newspapers.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Challenges often require that we suffer or endure over an extended period of time —thus Challenges develop patience.

I had a great drama teacher in high school, and that's when I started to learn about the history of theater.

Tracking is a simple exercise. It works because it brings moment-to-moment awareness to the actions you take in the area of your life you want to improve

The spirit is never at rest, but always engaged in progressive motion, giving itself new form.

I am completely pissed off that I'm circumcised.

...You know the mistrust of heights is the mistrust of self, you don't know whether you're going to jump.

If ancient tales say true, nor wrong these holy men.

Don't be afraid to use all the colors in the crayon box.

Music is thousands and thousands of years old and I don't think that basic, primitive connection to the language of music ever changes.

Making mistakes doesn't mean that what you did was a failure, or the wrong take. It was just a 'mis-take.' You need to go back and do another take. In each take there is a lesson.