Say, did you read what this writer just dug up in George Washington's diary? I was so ashamed I sat up all night reading it.

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.

There is nothing more luxurious than eating while you read—unless it be reading while you eat. Amabel did both: they are not the same thing, as you will see if you think the matter over.

Scars fade with time. And the ones that never go away, well, they build character, maturity, caution.

The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.

Pain always produces logic, which is very bad for you.

I trust people. So I make my music for people not for candidates.

This country is so urbanized we think low-fat milk comes from cows on Nutri/System weight-loss plans.

Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle - keep away from children.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo.

In Los Angeles all the loose objects in the country were collected, as if America had been tilted and everything that wasn't tightly screwed down had slid into Southern California.

Death-counterfeiting sleep.