The wise man looks back into the past, and does not grieve over what is far off, nor rejoice over what is near; for he knows that time is without end.

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.

When you’re confident in what you have to say, you don’t need to add effect.

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.

My mother's bottom line was truth to her values. It meant bringing your heart and your humanity to work.

If I feel a painting I'm working on doesn't have imagery or emotion, I paint it out and work over it until it does.

You can only have a war with another country. You can't have a war with bad temper or a war against paranoids.

The fundamental flaw of vulgar thought lies in the fact that it wishes to content itself with motionless imprints of a reality which consists of eternal motion.

There's this huge number of desperate people.

The soul-sucking activity of TV-watching feels better when it is done with other souls.

I started performing music about the age of 16. I lived in Brooklyn, New York, and this thing called the Flatbush Fair comes once a year. That was my first time on stage.

I?m 57 years old and there are adventures out there for me.