You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.

We are gods in the chrysalis.

It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.

A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still

Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.

By becoming interested in the cause, we are less likely to dislike the effect.

As much as we seek approval, we dread condemnation

Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

LibrariesAreNeccessaryGardens, UnsurpassedAtGrowingExcitement

The realest of cats love with all of their being...

By associating with good and evil persons a man acquires the virtues and vices which they possess even as the wind blowing over different places takes along good and bad odors.

I've always been well liked. I was so popular in school everybody hated me.

He who understands humanity seeks solitude

Basketball for me has always been a matter of rhythm - what you do bouncing the ball, how you bounce the ball, how you run, how you receive the ball to be in rhythm.

Congress, the White House and Hollywood, Wall Street are owned by the Zionists.

Yet a real artist, I've noticed, will survive anything. (Even praise, I happily suspect.)

I mean, I'd love to have a private jet - I know people who fly by private jet all the time... I've hitched a ride a few times and it is not overrated at all; it's a great way to travel!

I am much more optimistic about consumer-driven change than I am governmental change. Anything can happen in government, but I do think we consumers can drive true change.