The need to impress others causes half the world's woes.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

A cheery relaxation is man's natural state, just as nature itself is relaxed. A waterfall is concerned only with being itself, not with doing something it considers waterfall-like.

You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.

No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction.

You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them

Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.

We can accept God becoming Man to save Man, but not Man becoming God to save himself.

Be teachable. That is the whole secret.

Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better.

In a democracy, there will be more complaints but less crisis, in a dictatorship more silence but much more suffering.

The heart is more important than the head when it comes to achieving greatness.For the average task, only the intellect is needed but a great challenge will require heart and soul.

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life and the labors of life reduce themselves.

I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make no mistake, evil does exist in the world.

Those who are self-righteous are not prominent.

So much of the deep lingering sadness over President Kennedy's assassination is about the unfinished promise: unspoken speeches, unfulfilled hopes, the wondering about what might have been.

Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.

We also ascend dazzling and tremendous as the sun, We found our own O my soul in the calm and cool of the daybreak.

Charlie [Munger] and I are not big fans of resumes. Instead, we focus on brains, passion and integrity.