Those who are self-righteous are not prominent.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

Don't think about the things that made you to think and think and think...

Should one point out that from ancient times decline in courage has been considered the beginning of the end?

We have gone into a war, an unelected president sending us into a war that the Congress frankly had no right, I believe, to authorize.

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

Iris, if you were a melody...piano melody. I used only the good notes.

The Secret Service has announced it is doubling its protection for John Kerry. You can understand why - with two positions on every issue, he has twice as many people mad at him.

I am a Broadway theatre guy... so it was kind of my goal this year to come out to LA for pilot season and expand my horizons

To me, as a musician, there aren't any boundaries genre-wise as far as what can you listen to to inspire you.

It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.

I think we need to find more reasons to unify rather than divide each other.