Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being.

I’ve read a lot of books on the laws of attraction, and in my home, I have a big book on Muhammad Ali, which I’ve read because he is, like, a hero of mine, but other than that, no, I’m not a big reader.

Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.

What’s fascinating is, people in Washington would rather spend time in Hollywood, and people in Hollywood would rather spend time in Washington.

If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.

Change in all things is sweet.

The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S.

In the West, we have been withdrawing from our tradition-, religion-, and even nation-centred cultures.

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.

Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.

My upbringing was solid because of the people I had around me.

There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms.

We are often raised as dependents then given over to teachers. It’s experience and exploration that can transform us and lead to mastery.

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

When you make the finding yourself – even if you’re the last person on Earth to see the light – you’ll never forget it.

The idea of going to school and getting a job is the most destructive one in your brain.

I don’t have space to enter into the examples or the history of this, so I’m left with having to make the bold statement that culture is extinct.

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.

Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.

Nobody’s ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard and think there’s some Shakespearean play taking place. But nowhere else anyway.

The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence.

I always make my dreams into goals.

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

I grew up with my career being thrust upon me. It took me a long time to believe that I could do more than that one aspect of our business.

I’m not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now.

You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors… What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you’d come to closed door number eight and you’d think, ‚Great, I got another one out of the way’… Keep moving forward.

You should never give up your inner self.

My biggest skill is common sense. I understand life.

I never fall in love.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

Read a record number of books in a given month. If you’re focused on intellectual growth, train yourself to study harder and longer than ever before.

This above all, to refuse to be a victim.

Thought once awakened does not again slumber; unfolds itself into a System of Thought; grows, in man after man, generation after generation, – till its full stature is reached, and such System of Thought can grow no farther, but must give place to another.

I’m my own worst critic, and if I don’t pull off what I think I wanted to do in my head, then I won’t be a happy girl.

I began writing at the age of 5, but there was a dark period between the ages of 8 and 16 when I didn’t write. I started again at 16 and have no idea why, but it was suddenly the only thing I wanted to do.

I’m actually starting to like more and more people who have convictions that are unpopular.

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

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.

Your energy, your spirit are important considerations. Feeling petty and frustrated can have reverberating consequences for your ability to think strategically and reach your goals.

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.

Man is an idea, and a precious small idea once he turns his back on love.

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.

And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.

I feel you’re in charge of your own situation.

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.

I’m first and foremost a writer. I followed my personal legend, my childhood dream of becoming a writer, but I can’t say why I’m one.

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 don’t think a lot of people know personally who I am.

Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life.

Only stupid people are changed by success.

I have made a few mistakes early on that I admit myself, and there have been times when I have gone over the top and done things that you shouldn’t do in international cricket, but that’s how you learn.

Every collaboration helps you grow. With Bowie, it’s different every time. I know how to create settings, unusual aural environments. That inspires him. He’s very quick.

There are a lot of ‚chicken Christians.‘ Chickens are generally afraid of life, and they seldom fly or reach their potential in life. And when a storm comes, all they seem to do is flap around the chicken yard, stirring up dirt and running to the chicken house.

Eventually you get to this point where you understand what you want to do and get across and sound like.

I like to complain and do nothing to make things better.

You’re always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct. The world is always moving. You never reach the point you can stop making an effort.

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life.

I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects.

If you’re teaching today what you were teaching five years ago, either the field is dead or you are.