The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

The best books… are those that tell you what you know already.

I don’t think about the end game. I’ve got lots to occupy my mind. It’s the rage that keeps me going.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.

We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.

Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means – either may do – the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.

I focus on my own job.

I guess I have a little bit of an ego. I’m confidently cocky, you might say.

Character is power.

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

Every time you think the problem is ‚out there,‘ that very thought is the problem.

Whoever doesn’t know it must learn and find by experience that ‚a quiet conscience makes one strong!‘

Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.

Words are powerful; if you change your words, you can change your life.

When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.

On the field, aggression can sometimes be a positive emotion. It boosts performance and can lift your game. But over the years, I have learnt that restrained aggression is a better animal. That way, you will conserve your energy and won’t spend yourself quickly.

I wasn’t born a natural entrepreneur. I had to be trained.

Hollywood is not suited for me, and I am not suited for it.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

I just feel so much more comfortable and confident every game I play.

I’m not claiming divinity. I’ve never claimed purity of soul. I’ve never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can… But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

I can be a cruel person.

I’ve learned through my own relationship with God that He’s not expecting me to be perfect; He wants me to do my best to be in His will and take steps of faith as He leads me, through His Word and the promptings He speaks to my heart.

I don’t think I’m tangible to myself.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy.

Learn to think continentally.

I just have always felt that people don’t change, circumstances change.

I still wanna rap better than everybody else, and I wanna say important things.

Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.

So when these people sell out, even though they get fabulously rich, they’re gypping themselves out of one of the potentially most rewarding experiences of their unfolding lives. Without it, they may never know their values or how to keep their newfound wealth in perspective.

I hear my friends and my mom tell me I’m special, but honestly, I still don’t get it.

People always tell you, ‚Be humble. Be humble.‘ When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome!

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature.

I’m ugly.

I know I do not exaggerate, unconsciously and unintentionally, the scantiness of my resources and the difficulty of my life… I know that, but for the mercy of God, I might easily have been, for any care that was taken of me, a little robber or a vagabond.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.

You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: ‚Yes, you’re doing the right thing, you’re always right.‘ No, they tell me when I’m wrong, and that’s why I’ve been able to stay who I am and stay humble.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.

Fame doesn’t fulfill you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary.

Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain’t so.

I think everybody’s trying to get to a place in themselves where they conquer what they was afraid of; they achieve some of their life goals, kept their word about what they were trying to do.

Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that’s you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don’t really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.

I’ve always been really, really aware of my insecurities – really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.

If you’re not producing as much as you consume, or perhaps a little more, then clearly we cannot use the big organization of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us, and it can’t be of very much use to yourself.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.

What we think, we become.

Transforming yourself into a deep listener will not only prove more amusing as you open your mind to their mind, but you will gain the most invaluable lessons about human psychology.

Power does not change you, it unmasks you.

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

If I get stuck, I look at a book that tells me how someone else did it. I turn the pages, and then I say, ‚Oh, I forgot that bit,‘ then close the book and carry on. Finally, after you’ve figured out how to do it, you read how they did it and find out how dumb your solution is and how much more clever and efficient theirs is!

I’m very, very serious – I’m serious enough not to take myself too seriously. That means I can be completely wedded to the moment. But when I leave that moment, I want to be completely wedded to the next moment.

The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

I do suffer from depression, I suppose. Which isn’t that unusual. You know, a lot of people do.

With ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of your own powers; but soon the remoteness of the turmoil of life and the inspiring influence of the altitude calm your blood; your step gets firm and sure and you begin to look – for dizzier heights.