Retire into thyself. The rational principle which rules has this nature, that it is content with itself when it does what is just, and so secures tranquility.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

There's enough of everything to go around for everybody but not without awareness and positive beliefs about abundance.

What doesn't kill you, makes you fat.

It's quite clear that Virginia Wade is thriving on the pressure now that the pressure on her to do well is off .

Mathematical studies may serve for a pleasant entertainment for those hours which young men are apt to throw away upon their vices.

When you hear designers complaining about the challenge of their profession, you have to say: don't get carried away-it's only dresses.

The truth is, we [women] live like bats, or owls, labor like beasts, and die like worms.

Are you familiar with that play? In fact, we're almost living it!

In the week before a race, I try to stay away from germ areas. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag for when I have to use a supermarket trolley or something like that.

I was not particularly bright, I wasn't very athletic, I was a little too tall, odd, funny looking, I was just really weird as a kid.