Reverence the gods, and help men. Short is life.

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.

History warns us ... that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.

Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.

I am 73 years old. I've seen everything. I've met the kings, the queens, the presidents, I've been around the world. I have one thing that I would like to do: to try to reach peace.

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side... and female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional.

The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.

You see how I try To reach with words What matters most And how I fail.

I've got a great life. I'm in love, I have a happy, wonderful, beautiful time with my marriage, and I have a beautiful home. I want to spend time here working and creating.

I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.

Churches that make an impact are more focused on putting boots on the streets than butts in the seats

Now I'm a blithering oaf hanging on to the coatsleeves of commerciality.