Things happen, and nothing is for sure, but you just have to keep going, believing that one day, you'll find something that is.

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.

Real religion does not mean Gods - it does not mean Angels and Demons - it does not mean miracles of healing. Real religion is all about you and your fellow humans. There is nothing else.

The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are not useful for grown-ups.

Dream big dreams! Imagine that you have no limitations and then decide what's right before you decide what's possible.

Love is that micro-moment of warmth and connection that you share with another living being

Stupidity is not a crime.

Any theory, hypothesis, philosophy, sect, creed or institution that fears investigation, openly manifests its own error.

I never wish to be easily defined.

The opposite of knowledge is not ignorance, but deceit and fraud.

Nobody cares that you're smart and nobody cares that your kids don't have bruises.

Psychologically, we all have that cross to bear when we do shady things.