The bulk of suffering does not stem from 'dreadful' experiences but rather from frightening beliefs.

Self appointed expectations lead to self induced frustrations.

If you can't change a situation, you can change your attitude toward it.

Every act of self control leads to a sense of self-respect.

Fear is a belief - beliefs can be changed.

Have the courage to make a mistake.

Woman you’re as mean as a copperhead. Come here let’s find out if you’re as cold-blooded.

When expectations delay for too long, doubt draw nearer in haste and patience goes farther

I used to read five psalms every day - that teaches me how to get along with God. Then I read a chapter of Proverbs every day and that teaches me how to get along with my fellow man.

Humans - who enslave, castrate, experiment on, and fillet other animals - have had an understandable penchant for pretending animals do not feel pain.

I'm a car singer, in fact sometimes I pretend to take my dog out for a walk, and I'll just drive him around and start singin'.

Once you start working with a particular actor, that actor becomes very present in your mind as your mind as you're writing subsequent episodes.

We shall come to honor all of Life sooner or later. Our choices are when that shall happen, and the quality of experience that we shall have as we learn.

If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long.

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

Whoever the master is whom you prefer, this must only be a directive for you. Otherwise you will never be anything but an imitator.