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

But by reading them again and again finally I was able to grasp the essential part. What emotion, enthusiasm, enlightenment and confidence they communicated to me! I wept for joy.

When I grow up, I want to be like Balvin.

We are in a wrong state of mind if we are not in a thankful state of mind.

By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself.

My dad seemed comfortable with his decision to be a ‚have-not,‘ but I knew that I wasn’t.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Learning about climate change triggered my depression in the first place. But it was also what got me out of my depression, because there were things I could do to improve the situation. I don’t have time to be depressed anymore.

We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.

Hope is not a resting place but a starting point – a cactus, not a cushion.

You’ve really got to start hitting the books because it’s no joke out here.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

Omnipotence is not knowing how everything is done; it’s just doing it.

Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed.

The longer I live, the more I feel that true repose consists in ‚renouncing‘ one’s own self, by which I mean making up one’s mind to admit that there is no importance whatever in being ‚happy‘ or ‚unhappy‘ in the usual meaning of the words.

I’m never gonna step away from stand-up. I can’t. That’s what got me where I am, and that’s also my muse. That’s how I stay level-headed. That’s what keeps me going.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Most of my young years were spent under the boots of the military.

I have goals.

They know enough who know how to learn.

I have a love interest in every one of my films: a gun.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.

This ain’t fun. But you watch me, I’ll get it done.

Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.

Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

We are not going to be satisfied by politicians saying ‚we support you‘ and then walking away. We won’t be satisfied until they meet our demands and act. That’s why simply taking a selfie or posting support on Twitter isn’t enough. That’s why we have to keep striking.

I came up from a difficult background.

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state.

I write for myself things that I’ve gone through.

Until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire, you will be neither successful nor happy.

It is a fact that cannot be denied: the wickedness of others becomes our own wickedness because it kindles something evil in our own hearts.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

I don’t have the best track record with quotes.

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

Whatever is making you so angry, it’s time for you to give it to God and get over it.

From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.

No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

At one time, I was very angry. I even treated fashion like a kind of crusade: you were either with us or against us, that kind of feeling. Now I know we need ideas, not kicking down a door.

I’m of the school of thought where if you can’t sort something out for yourself then no one can help you.

Learning to live for others isn’t something that just comes naturally to anybody. You have to train yourself to do it.

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.

I look at myself like a show dog. I’ve got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.

What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal.

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed – there’s so little competition.

In the struggle between yourself and the world second the world.

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

I’ve never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves – it’s just a question of finding the subject.

Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way.

I don’t believe in ‚thinking‘ old. Although I’ve transitioned through many bodies – a baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, mid-life and older adult – my spirit is unchanged. I support my body with exercise, my mind with reading and writing, and my spirit with the knowing that I am part of the Divine source of all life.

I’m the kind of person who needs to feel like everything happens for a reason. When you date a guy and it goes badly, that’s horrible. But if you can write a song about it, then it was worth it.

I just wanted to write something about running, but I realized that to write about my running is to write about my writing. It’s a parallel thing in me.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it.

You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed – you’re not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

I never hold a grudge.

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.