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

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.

Every man I meet is in some way my superior.

I think there’s every reason this 21st century will be much happier.

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!

I’m always happy to blow up any misconceptions that people have about stage school cos everyone thinks it’s really nasty there but it’s not.

Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope; this world of his is emphatically the place of hope.

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Now, you lose something in your life, or you come into a conflict, and there’s gonna come a time that you’re gonna know: There was a reason for that. And at the end of your life, all the things you thought were periods, they turn out to be commas. There was never a full stop in any of it.

Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.

I don’t think anything about a personal legacy. I mean, those words would never come out of my mouth unless I just repeated them. Those things have never been important to me.

It doesn’t matter where you come from, what you have or don’t have, what you lack, or what you have too much of. But all you need to have is faith in God, an undying passion for what you do and what you choose to do in this life, and a relentless drive and the will to do whatever it takes to be successful in whatever you put your mind to.

I never expected any sort of success with ‚Mockingbird’… I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.

If life gives you limes, make margaritas.

I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It’s the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs.

Pretension is a poor joke that you play on yourself. Snap out of it. Recognise your strengths, work on your weaknesses. Real achievement is liking what you see in the mirror every morning.

I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It’s a way of life for me.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

Only the insecure strive for security.

I do not doubt that we would become more useful if we praised God more, and others would join us, for they would see that God has blessed us.

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row.

A great mind becomes a great fortune.

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary.

Don’t ever doubt yourselves or waste a second of your life. It’s too short, and you’re too special.

The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

It’s never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but its not always a smooth ride.

I believe that God’s dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don’t mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you’re planted. But I don’t have the mindset that money is a bad thing.

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

Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people’s minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.

What’s right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity – intellect and resources – to do some thing about them.

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

I try to encourage all my teammates, and I sure hope that some day all athletes – my kids, high school kids – get the same level of care I get. Because you can play for a long period of time without having knee replacements, without having all the major head trauma that people are dealing with.

While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States – that is, prosperity.

I have discovered that just because we grow weaker physically as we age, it doesn’t mean that we must grow weaker spiritually.

With ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of your own powers; but soon the remoteness of the turmoil of life and the inspiring influence of the altitude calm your blood; your step gets firm and sure and you begin to look – for dizzier heights.

What you are comes to you.

O God, we praise Thee for keeping us till this day, and for the full assurance that Thou wilt never let us go.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.

Compliment three people every day.

Emotion creates reality, reality demands action.

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

I think that we have opportunities all around us – sometimes we just don’t recognize them.

When you’re young, you’re not afraid of what comes next. You’re excited by it.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

We have a choice about how we take what happens to us in our life and whether or not we allow it to turn us. We can become consumed by hate and darkness, or we’re able to regain our humanity somehow, or come to terms with things and learn something about ourselves.

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.

No matter what, people grow. If you chose not to grow, you’re staying in a small box with a small mindset. People who win go outside of that box. It’s very simple when you look at it.

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn’t need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

If we say it long enough eventually we’re going to reap a harvest. We’re going to get exactly what we’re saying.

Fear is real, but so is love.

When one door is closed, don’t you know, another is open.