Understand however that every man is worth just so much as the things are worth about which he busies himself.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Opportunity will not only knock on the door when you are ready, it will stand just next to the door to open it.

Let us be separated by wars and pestilence, death, madness but not by the passing of time.

Myth could be as sustaining as reality - sometimes even more so.

We are all capable!

I'm crafting a vision of my life that involves creativity. And Cuban society allows me to do this. I know it's harder in the U.S. where so many people are just grateful to have a job.

Everyone should ride the bus so that I can drive.

An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed

Do good: we will meet one another there.

I originally wanted to be a singer, but I was average. I made 18 records, but none were that great. I was in a dance band at Bournemouth Pavilion for three years, and I played guitar too.

By the time you finish touring the record, everything that's exciting to me is what's ahead of me. I want to write the next paragraph.