People do not want what we have in our pockets half as much as they want what is in our hearts. If we combine both, intelligently, however, according to our means, we give wisely and well.

In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.

It is a great thing to have a big brain, a fertile imagination, grand ideals, but the man with these, bereft of a good backbone, is sure to serve no useful end.

Keep out of your mind, and out of your office, and out of your world, every element that seeks admittance with no definite, helpful, useful end in view.

Each day can be one of triumph if you keep up your interests.

He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day...needs to reorganize his life

We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can.

What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.

Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.

He climbs highest who helps another up.

There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others.

The Expansion Process in a nut shell1. Notice2. Breathe3. Ask to be open and expand again4. Go into the pain5. Feel the body6. Use the tools7. Communicate clearly

The elephant is the largest, but not the fiercest. The giraffe is the tallest, but not the strongest. The cheetah is the fastest, but not the wisest. The ant is the smallest, but not the gentlest.

Every society has the criminals that it deserves.

I distrust speech therapy. Words are the language of lies and evasions. Music cannot lie. Music talks to the heart.

You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.

I'd really rather just be the anonymous Mr. Nobody who I always was up until I first went onstage. I liked that.

A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex.

Caprice in women often infringes upon the rules of decency.

I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion.

The subtlest of subtleties, this is the gateway to all mysteries.