Things themselves don't hurt or hinder us. Things simply are what they are. How we view these things is another matter.People think what they will think; it is of no concern to us.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

What should have died along with communism is the belief that modern societies can be run on a single principle, whether that of planning under the general will or that of free-market allocations.

How could we change the way we think? Through renewed knowledge.

In the garden of humanity there are tigers and lion, deer and doves. Deer and doves live carefully but with beauty and joy.

hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic...

This bed yawnsbeneath the weightof our absent selves.

By carrying the torch, you will be bridging cultural and social barriers, and all the boundaries that separate nation from nation.

Awareness means the capacity to see a coffeepot and hear the birds sing in one's own way and not the way one was taught.

You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.

Tell me, why do former young designers who are now in their middle 40s have to redo the 1960s and 70s. Why they cannot invent fashion for today?

I don't really study television or how things do or don't change. So I don't know anything about that. I'm just a stupid actor.