Chaos is a friend of mine.

I want people to draw strength from me.

Resist the need to be ‚right‘ all the time or to always have the last word.

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.

All ways of living can be sanctified, and for each individual, the ideal way is that to which our Lord leads him through the natural development of his tastes and the pressure of circumstances.

Be happy with being you. Love your flaws. Own your quirks. And know that you are just as perfect as anyone else, exactly as you are.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.

I haven’t changed at all. I’m the same as when I was 11.

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.

Bottom line is, I didn’t return to Apple to make a fortune. I’ve been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn’t going to let it ruin my life. There’s no way you could ever spend it all, and I don’t view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

The most challenging project I’ve ever done, I think, is every single thing I’ve ever tried to do. It’s never easy.

Get mad, then get over it.

I was asked to act when I couldn’t act. I was asked to sing ‚Funny Face‘ when I couldn’t sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn’t dance – and do all kinds of things I wasn’t prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.

My goal is to entertain myself and others.

The more I grow in popularity, the lonelier it gets. Because you don’t really know me. You just know this part of me. You fell in love with that. But it’s way more intricate than what meets the surface.

Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.

As a kid, I used to see how Sachin Tendulkar used to win matches under pressure for India in Sharjah or other places. So I was always keen to repeat the same in similar situations. I don’t take pressure on myself when I am in the middle. I love pressure, and I always believe that pressure makes you more focused.

I don’t live in the past at all; I’m always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind.

I think I lived those years very impersonally. It was almost as though I had erected someone outside myself who was the president’s wife. I was lost somewhere deep down inside myself. That is the way I felt and worked until I left the White House.

When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.

It’s an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can be musicians, women can be rock stars, women can be more than an objectified idea of a pop star.

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it’s about earning approval and acceptance.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

My father probably thought the capital of the world was wherever he was at the time. It couldn’t possibly be anyplace else. Where he and his wife were in their own home, that, for them, was the capital of the world.

I walk tall; I got a tall attitude.

I still learn, but I think it’s the best thing in life to have a kid.

I’d always somehow felt slightly as if I’d been born in the wrong country.

I do all the evil I can before I learn to shun it? Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.

When you seek the presence of your creative Spirit and are filled with passion about virtually everything you undertake, you’ll successfully remove the roadblocks from your life and enjoy the active presence of Spirit.

Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.

A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.

Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

Love always ends differently and it always begins differently – especially with me.

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

We rarely confide in those who are better than we are.

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.

If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others.

My work is the only ground I’ve ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I’m working on the foundation.

The reason I became 297 pounds is because that was comfortable. What was very uncomfortable was running. What was very uncomfortable was being on a diet. What was very uncomfortable was trying to face things that I didn’t want to face. And I also realized, when I was really big, I had no growth. Why? Because I was living comfortable.

There’s a deceptive sin that can keep us from walking in love: pride. It’s deceptive because when you have pride, you’re usually too proud to admit it. I know this because I used to have teachings on pride and they didn’t sell well.

My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be.

I let the American people down.

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.

When things are going bad, don’t get all bummed out. Don’t get startled; don’t get frustrated. If you can say the word ‚good,‘ guess what? It means you’re still alive. It means you’re still breathing.

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better.

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.

As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

Doing the box set is one of those things where you get to rewrite your own history to some extent. We could take out some of the songs that we felt weren’t as strong as some of the others, so you look better.

If you’re going to spend two years of your life on something, it has to matter to you; you have to be passionate about it.

The happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this is the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their life.