Silence is a source of great strenght.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

Whatever life takes away from you, let it go.

No non-poetic account of reality can be complete.

Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know.

American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.

Your audience is a lot smarter than you realize.

What a miserable thing life is: you're in clover; only the clover isn't good enough.

Virtue, though clothed in a beggar's garb, commands respect.

You can't always be the most talented person in the room. But you can be the most competitive

Once I started selling scripts for a great deal of money - action scripts, no less, which people tend to pooh-pooh anyway - then I started to get some backlash. Which I didn't mind.

I believe that meetings at the top level in a relatively informal atmosphere are always useful, and there is reason to hope that we will make progress in resolving the matters we will be considering.