The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.

Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.

I am not alive if I am only a wispy memory in someone’s fickle brain . . .

You can demand courtesy but you have to earn respect.

Virtue comes by nature, learning, and practice, and thanks to virtue, all of the aforesaid may deserve approval.

If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice.

Dogs are the closest we come to knowing the divine love of God on this side of eternity.

I like Jodie Foster and then Meryl Streep. They're just, like, the greatest ever.

We’re taught at an early age that we’re not good enough. That someone else has to choose us in order for us to be…what? Blessed? Rich? Certified? Legitimized? Educated? Partnership material?

These fans here are unbelievable. They showed up and showed out tonight. We needed every little bit of it.

Nobody doubts my partisanship, but a lot of the activity is nonpartisan.

Yoga is the method to bring or uncover the union that exists. That all things are relative and are in relationship and that nothing is singular or by itself.