One of the best ways to elevate your character is to emulate worthy role models

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.

It's not so much that I write well, I just don't write badly very often and that passes for good on television.

You either pray or worry. Don't do both.

Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions.

If life gives you lemons, don't settle for simply making lemonade - make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.

TALENT and WORK ETHIC, the most important and RARE combination.

I actually have a number of lovely watches from the International Watch Company.

Love is the basis of our friendship as it is of religion.

To say it is not practical, one has to also admit that integration is not practical.

A troop surge in Baghdad would put more American troops at risk to address a problem that is not a military problem.