Our ideas must agree with realities, be such realities concrete or abstract

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.

Nobody calls me 'blondie' and keeps their kneecaps.

Live with radiance, dignity and strength of love.

You see, one of the best things about reading is that you'll always have something to think about when you're not reading.

To say she was attractive would be an understatement. Calling her 'attractive' would be like calling the Taj Mahal a marble grave.

One sure way to lose another woman's friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements.

Man is a bird full of mud, I say aloud. And death looks on with a casual eye and scratches his anus.

History is only a catalogue of the forgotten.

Giving God permission to make you a saint will ruin your life.

If you are facing trouble right now, don't ask, “Why me?” Instead ask, “What do you want me to learn?” Then trust God and keep on doing what's right.

Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.