Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

For me to talk with Obama and the conversation I had with him, I was letting him know that me and my fans have a special connection, and it’s love, and I believe that love is the answer.

Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

I always try to do as much as I can do. I’m never a person that does not enough, because I’d regret not doing enough and think I probably could have done more. I probably go too far and have to reel myself back in, which works in some things, and other things it doesn’t work.

Do your job. Do it the best you can. Do it right, because somebody, sometimes your best friend, is waiting for you to screw up so she can take your place.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

The great question of our time is, ‚Will we be motivated by materialistic philosophy or by spiritual power?‘

I want to go and go, and then drop dead in the middle of something I’m loving to do. And if that doesn’t happen, if I wind up sitting in a wheelchair, at least I’ll have my high heels on.

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.

And winning is a huge thing for me.

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

It was clear to me that if I could get through Princeton at the top of my class, I could do anything in the world.

You gotta water your plants. Nobody can water them for you.

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.

We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges.

Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.

If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant’s revolving door.

I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain’t desperate at some point, you ain’t interesting.

You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life of peace, you inspire hope for a future of peace.

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.

If you can’t read, it’s going to be hard to realize dreams.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

God is a great God! I want to encourage you to expect great things from Him.

I think people inspire me the most. If I meet a person who is incredibly complex, and all of a sudden, I start thinking in rhymes, that person could be a muse.

Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.

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.

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

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

When you are organizing a group of people, the first thing that we do is we talk about the history of what other people have been able to accomplish – people that look like them, workers like them, ordinary people, working people – and we give them the list: these are people like yourself; this is what they were able to do in their community.

Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.

Not what I have, but what I do is my kingdom.

I’m not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody’s throat: ‚You’re going to do it my way.‘ I’d rather show by example and live my life and have people say, ‚You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He’s got peace and joy, and he seems content.‘

I don’t have any stress. I’m very lucky. I live a very healthy life.

If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.

Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.

A good model of how to ‚work with the enemy‘ internally is presented by the Dalai Lama, in his endless caretaking of his soul as he confronts the Chinese government that invaded Tibet.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

As we know, while our species remains alive, everybody has the sacred duty to be optimistic. Ethically, any other behaviour wouldn’t be admissible.

Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.

You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

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

You have learnt something. That always feels at first as if you had lost something.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

I don’t go off and sit down and try to write material, because then it’s contrived and forced. I just live my life, and I see things in a word or a situation or a concept, and it will create a joke for me.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

I only hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by a mouse.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.