I try to teach my heart not to want things it can’t have.

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

I think and that is all that I am.

I had a lovers quarrel with the world.

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?

If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you’re solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion.

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.

Never find fault with the absent.

Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.

I always thought it was wrong for me to take credit for the work that I did. I don’t think that anymore.

I’m a whopping 5 foot 4 inches tall. I’m not going to get any taller.

Don’t just let the devil use your mind as a garbage dump.

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don’t just be mad at him or her.

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life.

Well, I wouldn’t say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

It’s like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic self is going to follow you all through life, so make sure that it’s solid so it’s something that you can hold on and be proud of for the rest of your life.

I’ve done some analysis of the biblical stories as part of my psychological work. I knew that I had more to do, and every time I’ve done it, it’s been extremely valuable. It makes me a better teacher because I have a richer understanding of cultural history.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

He who angers you conquers you.

Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Few men would dare to read their own autobiography if all their deeds were recorded in it; few can look back upon their entire career without a blush.

Conscious of not being able to separate myself from my time, I have decided to become part of it.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.

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.

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.

Want balance in your life? Then sure, get your own act together, but don’t forget four powerful disciplines of execution in your team and organization.

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

Remind yourself that the greatest technique for bringing peace into your life is to always choose being kind when you have a choice between being right or being kind.

I’ve never been a boyfriend kind of girl.

I always wanted a family.

The time when most of you should withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

I have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or conceited, but there’s a confidence I have. I learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I’m gonna do it good; I’m going to bring it over the top.

I’m always disappointed when people don’t live up to their potential. I know that a number of people look down on themselves and consequently on everybody who looks like them. But that, too, can change.

Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.

You can change your world by changing your words… Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

My lectures, based on Islamic teachings, were on various subjects. Some of the titles were, ‚The Intoxication of Life,‘ ‚The Purpose of Life,‘ ‚The Real Cause of Man’s Distress,‘ ‚The Journey to the Goal in Life,‘ and, one of my favorites, ‚The Heart of Man.‘ They contained important insights that spoke to something deep inside me.

A great man is always willing to be little.

If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it’s the restaurant business.

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.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I’d like to think you don’t stop being creative once you get happy. My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart.

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.

Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.

I worked out early on to give up things I couldn’t do well at all.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

I have a great respect for incremental improvement, and I’ve done that sort of thing in my life, but I’ve always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don’t know why. Because they’re harder. They’re much more stressful emotionally. And you usually go through a period where everybody tells you that you’ve completely failed.

I think I have to trust that you end up with the person you’re supposed to end up with, and that everything in between is there to teach you stuff.