The whole universe is change and life itself is but what you deem it - either gratefully better than or bitterly worse than something else that you alone choose.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Your life is unlimited because you are blessed with infinite power of love and kindness.

The right one for you will move mountains to be with you - he won't hide behind them.

Don't brood on what's past but never forget it either.

I knew I was destined to do a solo album, but when I did that first album in 1978, I had no idea it was going to be that well received.

I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can get.

Aspire to be the man you pretend to be when you're trying to get laid.

Plenty of friendships are sustainable through dinners and lunches, but will not stand a week away. So be careful with whom you go on holiday.

Up against Goliath, to bring butter home. I'm David on pavement, sling another stone.

Have a place for everything and keep the thing somewhere else. This is not advice, it is merely custom.

Humility is the secret of the wise.