You have succeeded in life when all you really WANT is only what you really NEED.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.

Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

A cheery relaxation is man's natural state, just as nature itself is relaxed. A waterfall is concerned only with being itself, not with doing something it considers waterfall-like.

No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction.

You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them

Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.

We can accept God becoming Man to save Man, but not Man becoming God to save himself.

Be teachable. That is the whole secret.

Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something.

I rhymeTo see myself, to set the darkness echoing.

You are not a real thinker if your thoughts haven't landed you in trouble yet

Because without our language, we have lost ourselves. Who are we without our words?

The talent should speak for itself.

For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to the legislation itself.

The desire to be loved is the last illusion. Give it up and you will be free.

People try new things all the time. By now, the people who succeed have to be very sophisticated.

Effort is its own reward if you allow it to be.

Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us O'er the world's tempestuous sea; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, For we have no help but Thee.

I have this fear of falling in front of large groups of people. That's why I tend not to wear heels.