Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.

When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.

The one thing you can't take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me.

Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, WE ARE ALWAYS FREE TO CHOOSE OUR THOUGHTS!

There are two races of men in this world but only these two: the race of the decent man and the race of the indecent man.

Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.

It isn't the past which holds us back, it's the future; and how we undermine it, today.

Everyone just wasting time because they have so much of it to waste, minutes slipping by on who's with who and did you hear.

Oh, sometimes it's just easier to please people, " Maria said finally.

I apologize to my words for not nurturing you and giving you the attention that you deserve.

Great genius you already have. The super conscious mind is invariably triggered by definition, and by decisiveness.

I prefer to leave a little room in my bag to grab goodies when I'm travelling, but otherwise you need one good pair of shoes that can be worn day or night, a pair of black jeans, and a nice dress.

Zen values the simple, concrete, living facts of everyday direct personal experience.

I have a real low tolerance for parasites, and you're so close to the limit that I'm already reaching for the flea powder.

If it's in the bin, it's public property.

Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work.