Catering to bad feelings feeds and empowers them.

I like to make people feel happy and superior in their reaction towards my appearance.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‚Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need.‘

Observe all men, thyself most.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

I’ve heard there are troubles of more than one kind; some come from ahead, and some come from behind. But I’ve brought a big bat. I’m all ready, you see; now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

Your body has space within you that cannot die.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

My head’s never really quiet. The only time I can get it to turn off is if I watch ‚CSI‘ or ‚Law & Order,‘ where I have to follow the crime. If I can’t turn my head off during that, I know I’ve really got a problem.

Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.

Reactive people… are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior.

There was a while when I was feeling like, ‚Damn, if I’d just been born black, I would not have to go through all this‘.

I hope not to define myself by suffering.

Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life.

Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.

I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I’ve had and also the people I’ve had around me.

Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure.

The self is hateful.

I think I have the nicest fans in the world, and I quite like being surrounded by people if we’re all feeling the same emotion in the same room.

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

I think I could go away tomorrow. I’ve already accomplished something. It’s such a selfish business that sometimes I get sick of myself.

I became a people-watcher when I lost all my friends when I was 12.

My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.

I really have no interest in myself.

With increasing age, dullness of mind and heart sets in.

If you’re serious, you really understand that it’s important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you’re the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you’re funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity.

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so.

His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a few hours.

In past generations, people would try to play younger than they really are. My trick is, I don’t try to play younger than I really am.

I’ve been reckless, but I’m not a rebel without a cause.

You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.

Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

I have practically no private life. I’m already used to this and ready for it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, but it is the choice I made.

I more fear what is within me than what comes from without.

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

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.

The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

There are women who can make you feel more with their bodies and their souls, but these are the exact women who will turn the knife into you right in front of the crowd. Of course, I expect this, but the knife still cuts.

When it comes to everybody else’s thing and their lane and their timing, I’m never doing anything intentional to, like, come after somebody. That will always be my biggest mistake or anybody’s biggest mistake if that’s their intention.

I never do anything that I don’t want to do.

As a kid from Compton, you can get all the success in the world and still question your worth.

There are no second acts in American lives.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.

When I was a youngster I lived with different families. I nearly always felt closer to the man of the house. Maybe because I always dreamed of having a father of my own.

The narrow bandwidth of TV has made us think that we are stupider than we are.

I get naturally uncomfortable when I’m put under a magnifying glass.

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.

The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over their life.

Real riches are the riches possessed inside.

I never said I was the best in anything. I never said I’m an icon. The world decides all of that.

The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question. But I want to be clear: I’m not trying to be anyone’s savior. I’m just trying to think about the future and not be sad.

I’m mortified to be on the stage, but then again, it’s the only place where I’m happy.

I sometimes ask people, ‚Can you be aware of your own presence? Not the thoughts that you’re having, not the emotions that you’re having, but the very presence of your very being?‘ You become aware of your own presence by sensing the entire energy field in your body that is alive. And that is the totality of your presence.

It’s an offseason. These days are valuable for everybody.