The sturdiest virtue seems fragile.

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.

To get where you want to be, you must first know where you are.

With grace, you will succeed despite strong opposition.

Empirical proof doesn't drive progress. Progress is driven by curiosity, something we all have built into us. Empirical proof is a safety net for those uncomfortable with the unknown.

The President has a wonderful sense of humor, which is one of the reasons it is so much fun to work for him.

Readers enjoy talking about books almost as much as they like reading.

I'll admit I wanted to be a pilot, originally.

For me writing has always felt like praying even when I wasn't writing prayers.

The last few years of my life have been a little like a long ride in a Poop de Ville with the bottom down.

I learn it every day of my life, learn it with pain I am grateful for: patience is everything!

If the Bible is a creation myth, it is an amorphous confusing one