There was no luck. There was only preparation meets opportunity, and recognizing the latter and knowing when to seize it was ninety percent of any great success.

A decision made in anger, however it was rationalized, was poisoned with bias from its origins. The very fact that I had thought of the option wrathfully rendered it unusable.

Occupy your thoughts with purpose and you will be so busy pursuing a meaningful future there will be no time for doubt, chaos and disappointment.

You should never use propaganda to teach kids the truth.

Why wear pants when you can wear a muumuu?

It's important to ask yourself, How am I useful to others? What do people want from me? That may very well reveal what you are here for.

We see things based on autopilot. Our mind identifies something in a certain way, no matter what the eye sees. The eye tells you one thing and the brain tells you another.

I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it's going to be a different kind of television show.

Wise parents offer criticism only when asked, and then minimally.

We should lay in a store of food, but never of pleasures; these should be gathered day by day.

Don't make me angry-kiss you.

I think that the music we create together is one of a kind.