I was always told as a child by my mother that you always have to be impeccable, even when you go to bed.

If you don’t live your life, then who will?

I don’t feel too much pressure. I only see an opportunity.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

A strong man doesn’t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn’t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

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

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

You not supposed to feel down over whatever happen to you. I mean, you’re supposed to use whatever happen to you as some type of upper, not a downer.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

I don’t think there’s anyone who would say they don’t want or need more of God’s power in their life.

I have learned that I really do have discipline, self-control, and patience. But they were given to me as a seed, and it’s up to me to choose to develop them.

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

Reactive people… are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior.

My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.

No man is hurt but by himself.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

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

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures – be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.

My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

Don’t wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

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.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.

To deal with individual human needs at the everyday level can be noble sometimes.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.

While musical experts of the world focus on what choir members can do, I would like to focus on what choir members can be.

Maybe some people can wake up and play PlayStation all day, but that’s never been me.

Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it.

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 put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something’s not good enough, and I won’t stop until I feel like I’ve made it. I’m never satisfied.

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.

There are phases in life which surface at times, and it makes you understand that despite you working hard, everything what you are doing is probably not enough. That’s when you need to look around, and beyond.

I am a good listener. I think that came from my schooling.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.

In this business you have to develop a thick skin, but I’m always going to feel everything. It’s my nature.

We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

Little things affect little minds.

Each day brings opportunity for decisions for eternity.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.

If your treat an individual… as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.

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

I’m about being the best.

If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.