The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

The growthzone is the zone where teacher and student are both students.

When The Pyramid falls, the other cities will follow in short order. Nature's balance will be restored and Man will finally return to solitude.

There is an old saying, or should be, that it is a wise economist who recognizes the scope of his own generalizations.

The body becomes stronger as its members become healthier. The whole church of God gains when the members that compose it begin to seek a better and a higher life.

My money's riding on this dark horse, baby My heart is sayin' it's the lucky one And its true color's gonna shine through someday If we let this Let this dark horse run

Successful people do whatever it takes to get the job done, whether or not they feel like it.

I really enjoy squeezing out a big lump of paint directly onto the canvas and leaving it; fresh, immediate and sometimes shocking.

With abstract work, I never was quite sure what it was that felt right about the painting, but I did know that I responded to it and I liked whatever it was offering me.

I did not want to avoid service. I did realize reservists could be called up, and that it was something that I wanted to do.

I do not in fact use many puns. Certainly there are far fewer than people believe. But I suspect the ones I do occasionally use tend to hang around in people's memories for a while.