The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

I lay it down as a fact that if all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.

World economies are always so tenuous and we are subject to so many losses in life, but a compassionate attitude is something we can always carry with us.

I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.

Everyone has their personal topics. My comedy has always been very strong on observational humor, it stems from what I see every day in my life.

You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.

When my sister Joan arrived, I asked if I could swap her for a rabbit. When I think what a marvellous friend she's been, I'm so glad my parents didn't take me at my word.

Missing your lunch is not exactly the end of the world.

I don't want children cursing. I'm very strict on my nieces and my little brother. They have to listen to clean versions of music. Even my music.

Come at me scrublord I'm ripped!

Words signify man's refusal to accept the world as it is.