Thus one can observe that those who proclaim piety as their goal and purpose usually turn into hypocrites.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

I installed a skylight in my apartment...The people who live above me arefurious!

The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in.

An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.

I guess maybe someone at 'Dexter' saw the 'Mad Men' stuff and thought, 'He can do this.'

That which we manifest is before us.

There was a time when fast playing and fretboard pyrotechnics on the bass were important to me and when I am recording a bass track, that is still very important to me.

Literary history is the great morgue where all seek the dead ones whom they love, or to whom they are related.

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

Sympathy feels like a performative word, whereas empathy is human.

The worst experience can bring out a person's deepest strength.