I’m not a natural born performer.

If we’re going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.

I’ve learned people are watching, so don’t do nothing stupid.

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.

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.

There may sometimes be ungenerous attempts to keep a young man down; and they will succeed, too, if he allows his mind to be diverted from its true channel to brood over the attempted injury.

If some years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Yi, and then I might come to be without great faults.

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.

I’ve learned never to say never.

Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self.

I had never been in charge of anything. I’d always worked for someone. I worked for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I’d never been in charge of an organization.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don’t live angry, let go now!

There’s certainly a side of me that isn’t completely… sane. Or completely ‚even‘ all the time. We all have our dark sides.

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.

Nothing will work unless you do.

Practice yourself, for heaven’s sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

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.

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

The more successful I become, the more I need a man.

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.

I have bad reflexes. I was once run over by a car being pushed by two guys.

I knew that I was ‚interesting‘ at 18 because I was aware that I could get away with doing things on stage.

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

Begin with the end in mind.

If I went back to my 20-year-old self, what I would tell my 20-year-old self is, ‚You don’t know anything.‘ Because everyone, when they’re young, they think they know what’s going on in the world, and you don’t.

What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with contempt?

I was in my late thirties when my eyes were opened to truth in God’s Word that showed me I wasn’t living the abundant life Jesus died for me to have. I had a very negative mindset and was miserable most of the time because of the abuse I had experienced throughout my childhood.

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates.

I’m such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.

Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.

I think there is a sense of being forced at this time to look at America’s really large shadow and that’s not all that bad.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

I’m not generally a sensitive person, but I tend to be more sensitive toward others and what they’re going through. I don’t know if that’s the healthiest thing, but it’s the truth.

Don’t ever forget two things I’m going to tell you. One, don’t believe everything that’s written about you. Two, don’t pick up too many checks.

Don’t give in to excuses that can keep you from really living the best life God has for you.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

I wonder how many decisions we make every day. I believe it’s probably hundreds. We decide whether or not to get out of bed, what we’ll eat, what we’ll do, what we’ll think about, what we’ll say… and on and on.

If we are to be happy, we must first react against our tendency to follow the line of least resistance, a tendency that causes us either to remain as we are, or to look primarily to activities external to ourselves for what will provide new impetus to our lives.

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

When I inspire myself, I want to spread the word because its important to be healthy. I don’t think they’re teaching us enough about that. I think we should eat better and exercise. Look who’s saying that – a guy who was 300 pounds – but I’m doing a lot better than I used to. I’m letting people know its important because it makes you feel better.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

I’m not very ambitious at all.

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

God made you a masterpiece – be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped.

I think who you are in school really sticks with you.

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

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

I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that’s not easy.

I think of myself more as a sportsman than I do an artist.

I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

It is a great piece of folly to attempt to make anything out of my early life.

The problem with meditating is I generally go to sleep, and that’s because I’m doing it wrong.

The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone.