The softest of stuff in the world, penetrates quickly the hardest, insubstantial, it enters where there is no room.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

The art of living is always to make a good thing out of a bad thing.

World only has two things: Things you can eat and things you can no eat.

So shine on through these days we have to fill.

If white privilege is a thing, why are people working so hard to be black? All of the award shows and cultural events favor black culture.

I think it's more difficult now to write a spy thriller with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many authors have tried, but few have succeeded in capturing the interest of readers.

We came here for a small, informal meeting. We find you've turned it into a circus. Well, if you're going to have a circus, you've got to have elephants.

Whatever is unknown is magnified.

Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage.

Humility is probably the most difficult virtue to realize.

I'm pleased with my life, with the journey.