I have wasted my hours.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.

I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you’re a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

Bad men are full of repentance.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

What consumerism really is, at its worst is getting people to buy things that don’t actually improve their lives.

Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Talent is something that comes from within; it has nothing to do with age.

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

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!

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.

It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.

People have this capacity within them to set the world straight.

Mastery, I learned, was not something genetic, or for a lucky few. It is something we can all attain if get rid of some misconceptions and gain clarity as to the required path.

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.

It doesn’t matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.

When I get down, I don’t waller around for long.

I hate what I look like on TV, and I want to look better, and nothing makes the mothers more jealous.

I’m just like you – I want to be a good human being. I’m doing my best, and I’m working at it. And I’m trying to be a Christian. I’m always amazed when people walk up to me and say, ‚I’m a Christian.‘ I always think, ‚Already? You’ve already got it?‘ I’m working at it. And at my age, I’ll still be working at it at 96.

It’s not an easy course. It’s not designed to be. We’re not here to get you in touch with your inner child.

There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.

We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.

One of the wonderful things about Oprah: She teaches you to keep on stepping.

When I’m writing, I don’t feel neurotic. So it’s better for the family if I’m working.

Have fun in your command. Don’t always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you’ve earned it, spend time with your families.

There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we’ve got a system that allows them to do it.

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.

Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.

A man’s character is his fate.

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.

Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.

Nothing on ‚Relapse‘ and very little on ‚Recovery‘ was produced by me.

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.

Beware the hobby that eats.

It’s always appealing to play a character that has to overcome himself as well as an obstacle. It makes the drama so much deeper.

Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

With patient and firm determination, I am going to press on for jobs. I’m going to press on for equality. I’m going to press on for the sake of our children. I’m going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. I don’t have time to feel sorry for myself. I don’t have time to complain. I am going to press on.

Plans are nothing; planning is everything.

When people are around us, they should leave better off than they were previously. Rather than feeling discouraged or defeated, people should feel challenged and inspired after spending any time with you and me.

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.

I don’t even know how to speak up for myself, because I don’t really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice.

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.

I always try to do as much as I can do. I’m never a person that does not enough, because I’d regret not doing enough and think I probably could have done more. I probably go too far and have to reel myself back in, which works in some things, and other things it doesn’t work.

An elusive, enigmatic aura will make people want to know more, drawing them into your circle. Create such a power by hinting at something contradictory within you.

I’m 31 now. I think I’m beginning to understand what life is, what romance is, and what a relationship means.

People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others.

In my father’s generation, the product was 80 percent of what you were putting into the world, and your personal life was 20 percent. It now seems that 80 percent of the product I put out is silly, made-up stories and what I’m wearing.

Testing oneself is best when done alone.

Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.