They did not ask my permission for their mediocrity, why should I ask theirs for excellence?

The questions you don't ask are just as important as you do. The questions you ask show what you understand, and ones you don't show what you know.

Know yourself. Be authentic. Have courage.

Reality is only as true as it is perceived. Reality does not change. How it is perceived does.

There is no better satisfaction than to see your children make your dreams theirs, and achieve them on their terms.

Words are free, action is not.

Success is not an end in itself. It should be a means to an end - happiness. If success does not lead to happiness, it is called "failure".

The energy of youth with the experience of age is a lethal combination.

Live in the present. It won't last too long.

The foolishness of youth with the cynicism of age is a dangerous combination.

The more golden the opportunity, the less likely you will see it.

Ridicule is a terrible witherer of the flower of imagination. It binds us where we should be free.

What a lovely display of personhood. He's like a good book cover that grabs your gaze. Read me. I'm fun but smart. You won't be able to put me down.

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.

But while I breathe Heaven's air and Heaven looks down on me, And smiles at my best meanings, I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul.

People assign much higher probability to the truth of their opinions than is warranted.

No one you love is ever truly lost.

In advanced meditation you become light. You transcend self, ego, time, space, and dimensionality.

Apart from the mercy of God, there is no other source of hope for mankind.

If you have let pride get the better of you, then you have already lost, but if you grab pride by the scruff of the neck and ride it like a stallion, then you may have already won.