The world is changeable, and its ability to change is so fragile that a single person can be responsible for it.

People fear what they do not understand.

Always hear others out and remain open-minded the day you think you know everything is the day you have the most yet to learn.

The more a mind thinks upon something, the deeper it will take root and affect all subsequent and related thought.

Most physical battles begin once mental ones have been lost, anyway. Conquer the mind, conquer the body.

The mind thinks upon, processes, and remembers what the senses forget.

The lion does not need the whole world to fear him, only those nearest where he roams.

Like tiny gods, all that we say and do holds a power so great that any one of us in any given moment can be responsible for the birth of a new civilization or the collapse of our own.

No army is comprised of all the same kinds of units or types of troops. There is power in diversity. If you always see only one choice, or use only one option, you will surely lose more than you win.

Always think at least two steps ahead [in everything, with everyone].

[Everything you write is] not simply a collection of words, but a means of influence not to be taken lightly. Let your recipient's emotions be the gondola, and your words, its gondolier.

Kindness should be a priority for every human being.

I don't count on the boy who waits till October, when it's cool and fun, then decides he wants to play.

Tennis has been around for so long - women have been playing the majors since the 1800s. Other sports have not had professional leagues for women for as long.

Religion, to me, is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need.

Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you.

The majority of great men are the offspring of unhappy marriages.

I don't usually wear a lot of makeup because I tend to like a natural look.

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.

Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.

It's not the sugar that makes the tea sweet, but the stirring.