The pleasure which we most rarely experience gives us greatest delight.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

Time alone can nourish or erode our emotions.

Dear God I pray for patience. And I want it right now!

Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.

A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.

Goals are like stepping-stones to the stars. They should never be used to put a ceiling or a limit on achievement

America is 5 percent of the world's population and consumes 96 percent of the world's hard drugs.

You don't get over a broken heart/ You just learn to carry it gracefully.

Busy your mind with the concepts of harmony, health, peace, and good will, and wonders will happen in your life.

I wrote six versions of a 30-second tease for an NBA game. You never get it right on the first try.

The fish only knows that it lives in the water, after it is already on the river bank. Without our awareness of another world out there, it would never occur to us to change.