I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.

I kept a diary right after I was born. Day 1: Tired from the move. Day 2: Everyone thinks I’m an idiot.

Be the chief but never the lord.

As a lifestyle you always being the focal point is innately unhealthy.

In the egoic state, your sense of self, your identity, is derived from your thinking mind – in other words, what your mind tells you about yourself: the storyline of you, the memories, the expectations, all the thoughts that go through your head continuously and the emotions that reflect those thoughts. All those things make up your sense of self.

‚Thank you‘ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.

No one knows Anne’s better side, and that’s why most people can’t stand me. Oh, I can be an amusing clown for an afternoon, but after that, everyone’s had enough of me to last a month.

I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.

I’m getting a wrinkle above my eyebrow because I just can’t stop lifting it, and I love that you know.

Find out who you are. And do it on purpose.

It didn’t even occur to me that I’m the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music.

I don’t think I’m tangible to myself.

People ask, ‚Should I call you Sir Hopkins?‘ But I say, ‚No. Call me Tony,‘ because it’s too much of a lift-up.

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

You should never give up your inner self.

Choosing an attitude of faith will release peace out of your spirit and into your soul.

I don’t really read a lot of newspapers. I don’t pay attention to what is being said or written about me. I’ve had lots of experiences in the past when I got too much into it. That sort of diverts your focus.

I prefer to praise people and the world rather than criticize them and it.

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

We can’t all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.

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.

I’m not the judge. You know, God didn’t tell me to go around judging everybody.

When people get taken over by the ego to such an extent, there is nothing else in their mind except the ego. They can no longer feel or sense their humanity – what they share with other human beings, or even with other life forms on the planet. They are so identified with concepts in their minds that other human beings become concepts as well.

When you seek the presence of your creative Spirit and are filled with passion about virtually everything you undertake, you’ll successfully remove the roadblocks from your life and enjoy the active presence of Spirit.

I am not a self-help writer. I am a self-problem writer. When people read my books, I provoke some things. I cannot justify my work. I do my work; it is up to them to classify it, to judge.

Go to you bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.

I guess every single word I’ve ever said is going to be dissected now.

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.

Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.

There’s nothing you can know that isn’t known.

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.

I was ashamed to admit I was hipped to the idea of acting. That’s why I started in with the props.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

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

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

I don’t want flowers or candy or anything like that. I just want somebody to say, ‚Wow, you’ve done a great job.‘

No man is hurt but by himself.

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice… No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.

If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that’s going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it.

I’ve never professed to be anything but an average student.

Real riches are the riches possessed inside.

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.

I like to take every day just searching my own heart, making sure that I’m on course, and I’m doing what God wants me to do. I’m real good with not looking to the critics and looking straight ahead.

Sometimes we be playing the politics too much and forget who we are just to win.

Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.

Give yourself a gift of five minutes of contemplation in awe of everything you see around you. Go outside and turn your attention to the many miracles around you. This five-minute-a-day regimen of appreciation and gratitude will help you to focus your life in awe.

You might not have the things you want, but if you check carefully, you got all you need.

Testing oneself is best when done alone.

A man can’t be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Never elated when someone’s oppressed, never dejected when another one’s blessed.

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

The conscience can be a strong guide in life if we allow it.

What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead.