Not valuing wealth prevents theft.

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.

Understand and challenge your personal narrative. Narratives become choices and actions — which become your life.

Want to get your kids to read more? Try making books easily accessible. Put them where kids can easily reach and don't make them off limits. (within reason)

Teamwork requires some sacrifice up front people who work as a team have to put the collective needs of the group ahead of their individual interests.

If you're a citizen of the State of New York, your kid has as much a right as another kid to an education, and the best education. The money should be distributed equally to all.

Tree killing is arborcide.

Friends are nations in themselves.

The artist discards all theories, both his own and those of others. He forgets everything when he is in front of his canvas.

But I refuse to believe that I am a better actor than myself.

God put the moon in the sky to remind us that our darkest moments lead to our brightest.

I always ask myself, what do I need to prove? I won the fight.