I have never felt that the one thing that I am ‚known for‘ is what I am.

The first step in a person’s salvation is knowledge of their sin.

Sometimes I’m a bit under-aggressive and sometimes a bit over. But I think it’s good to have both.

What a waste it is to lose one’s mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.

The strongest influences in my life and my work are always whomever I love. Whomever I love and am with most of the time, or whomever I remember most vividly. I think that’s true of everyone, don’t you?

To become ‚unique,‘ the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination.

I don’t think I’m tangible to myself.

College isn’t in everyone’s hearts. I am living proof, though, that school doesn’t mess up your plans. It gives you more experiences to write about.

One ought to hold on to one’s heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible; and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five.

I can do whatever I want.

I want to challenge you today to get out of your comfort zone. You have so much incredible potential on the inside. God has put gifts and talents in you that you probably don’t know anything about.

When people get taken over by the ego to such an extent, there is nothing else in their mind except the ego. They can no longer feel or sense their humanity – what they share with other human beings, or even with other life forms on the planet. They are so identified with concepts in their minds that other human beings become concepts as well.

I’m a spokesman for myself. It just so happens that there’s a bunch of people that are concerned with what I have to say. I find that frightening at times because I’m just as confused as most people. I don’t have the answers for anything.

You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

What is normal? Normal was yesterday. If you lose a leg, one day you’re hopping around on one leg, so you know the difference.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

It’s like a jar of salad dressing sitting on a shelf… most of the seasoning settles to the bottom of the bottle. But when you shake that bottle up, all the ingredients mix together and then the dressing can add flavor to a salad. In the same way, we can stir ourselves up and regain the reverence, respect and awe we once had for the Lord.

What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.

We become what we repeatedly do.

I’m a big believer in doing things that make you uncomfortable. So, we live in a world where we want to be as comfortable as we can. And we wonder why we have no growth. We wonder why – when the smallest thing in our life gets difficult – we wonder why we cower and we run away.

Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems – most life situations are – but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now?

The difficult thing is that vulnerability is the first thing I look for in you and the last thing I’m willing to show you. In you, it’s courage and daring. In me, it’s weakness.

Every seven years, I sit down and make a whole new plan.

I’ve learned that men and women who are living wholehearted lives really allow themselves to soften into joy and happiness. They allow themselves to experience it.

The only person who ever called me Paul was my father, so I always associate it with doing something wrong, you know. So, you know, occasionally, people will come up to me on the street and try to, you know, ingratiate themselves and call me Paul. I don’t like it, actually.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

I always thought it was wrong for me to take credit for the work that I did. I don’t think that anymore.

We want to answer this classical question, who am I? So I think that most of our works are for art, or whatever we do, including science or religion, tried to answer that question.

You don’t sign up for a divorce when you get married. It’s very painful. But it’s taught me a great deal about myself.

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge.

I don’t want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy.

Before you start a goal – let’s take care of our insecurities because they are going to surface when you put yourself in the crucible and you’re suffering.

Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don’t be discouraged… just be willing to change.

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

To me, a leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding potential in people and processes. And so what I think is really important is sustainability.

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.

I want to believe that I am improving. This is something that I take really seriously.

The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.

Although I don’t have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

What I want for my fans and for the world, for anyone who feels pain, is to lean into that pain and embrace it as much as they can and begin the healing process.

Everything I read about hitting a midlife crisis was true. I had such a struggle letting go of youthful things and learning how to exist and have enthusiasm while settling into the comfort of an older age.

Transformation literally means going beyond your form.

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?

The little man is still a man.

Solitude is independence.

Some people are very good at being ‚stars‘ and it suits them. I’m grudging about it and I find it annoying.

I’m nobody, who are you?

Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

Start wide, expand further, and never look back.

I never looked at my mantel and envisioned an MVP trophy sitting there. This is pretty crazy.