Through my own observations. I am convinced that an absolutely honest and direct inquiry into oneself will lead to understanding.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

God's power, gracious life.

Knowledge cannot be maintained without character.

Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed.

Between two evils I always picked the one I never tried before.

All men love themselves.

Some say they see poetry in my paintings I see only science.

What you run away from owns you. You are the dog on a leash. The most you can do is to tug against the leash.

I didn't come out and pay a really painful price often, to be LGBT, to not claim my sexuality at the same time. It's not all right with me to not talk about it so I don't make anybody nervous.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.

I've noticed that if you spend ten years without shooting dope, people consider you an ex-junkie, but one never is considered an 'ex-woman-beater.'