When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be.

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.

Unfortunately, I also found out the hard way in my youth. But I guess that's how most learning is done, isn't it?

What does the novel do? It tells beautiful, shapely lies which enclose hard, exact truths.

I started writting songs when I was really little because there were things I could say through songs that I couldn't verbalize any other way. Writting was something I had to do.

My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy.

I try to be realistic, listen to my body and know when to slow down.

Childbirth, as a strictly physical phenomenon, is comparable to driving a United Parcel truck through an inner tube.

What could an entirely rational being speak of with another entirely rational being?

A bard whom there were none to praise, And very few to read.

I think I'm in a business where you have to look good, and it's totally youth-oriented.

If you want to be popular, preach happiness. If you want to be unpopular, preach holiness.