Strong winds do not last all morning, hard rains do not last all day.

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.

You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

She died chasing greatness and never saw it each time it was in her hand, so she kept seeking it elsewhere, but never understood the work required to get it or to keep it.

I know you aren't supposed to speak ill of the dead.

For a while I had somebody that came to clean my house that turned out to be in a band that I really loved.

Every decision you've made will impact how things go. The player's also the architect of what happens.

I'm interested in how innocence fares when it collides with hard reality.

We need a return to transparency and a system of checks and balances, to a president who respects Congress' role of oversight and accountability.

I think my worst problem is actually living in the moment and understanding everything that's going on. I feel like I'm in my own bubble.

One great hope lies in the fact that there is a new consciousness in our World, particularly among young people.