Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

I think I’ve developed, as many people do, this sense of, ‚Don’t say the wrong thing, or else people will point at you and laugh.‘

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.

My mother was a very natural woman. She never spoiled herself, never wore make-up, and wore modest jewellery, but she always had a few special items for when she wanted to feel like a lady. One of those special items – and I remember it because it seemed so elegant – was her Guerlain powder.

The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain peace in the ordinary troubles of life, which is impossible to the pure egoist.

‚Victory Lap,‘ even the title. It’s the accumulation of trial and error; that’s what I represent; trial and error.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do.

It’s so easy to settle for less than God’s best for us because we don’t always feel like taking responsibility for our behavior or putting forth some effort to do what we need to do so we can accomplish great things for God and help people. But the cost of settling for less is actually harder than being completely obedient to God’s will.

Being a full human being is difficult, frightening, and problematical.

I think that I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.

Well, I don’t think there’s any need for people to focus on my career.

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

Life cannot be without relationship, but we have made it so agonizing and hideous by basing it on personal and possessive love. Can one love and yet not possess? You will find the true answer not in escape, ideals, beliefs but through the understanding of the causes of dependence and possessiveness.

For some reason I did something where I realized I could get a reaction. That was when I broke out of my shell at school, because I really didn’t have any friends or anything like that and I just kind of was going along, and then finally I did this zany thing, and all of a sudden I had tons of friends.

Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.

If a person doesn’t change, there’s something really wrong with him.

I look like a casual, laid-back guy, but it’s like a circus in my head.

Start with God – the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.

If all you’re doing is grinding for the man, it’s going to burden you. Once you say, ‚Hey, I’m grinding for the man, but I’m putting money away, and this is part of my exit strategy,‘ you’re working for you.

I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss.

I want to solidify as an artist and show that as I grow as a person and make mistakes and learn from them, I’m going to grow artistically.

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

Man’s task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

It is amazing how a new child can refocus one’s direction seconds after its birth.

I’m super self-critical, which I think is good, because then I get exactly what I want. I’m critical of other people, too – I try not to be, though.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

Overall there’s going to be things I’m not great at.

We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.

Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

If you don’t know your full-throttle history, the whole story of how you came to where you are, it’s kind of hard to put things together.

I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person’s life. God is in everyone’s life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else – God is in this person’s life. You can – you must – try to seek God in every human life.

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

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

I feel like my music has become a lot of things. It’s hard to label the evolution, but I like there to be an evolution. I just like to paint with all different kinds of colors.

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means – either may do – the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.

And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.

Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form.

We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it’s a continuing choice.

I think everybody’s trying to get to a place in themselves where they conquer what they was afraid of; they achieve some of their life goals, kept their word about what they were trying to do.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.

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

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.

I hated to be treated as a child. I thought it was the worst situation.

A part of me has become immortal, out of my control.

When I look back on my life as a whole, it is impossible for me not to feel blessed.

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

Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.

I’ve been careful in love. I’ve been careless in love. And I’ve had adventures I wouldn’t trade for anything.

Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about what they should do. But there is a way to live a simple, joy-filled, peaceful life, and the key is learning how to be led by the Holy Spirit, not the traditions or expectations of man.

We cannot learn men from books.

I was brought up to believe that the worst thing you could do was ‚call attention to yourself,‘ or ‚think you were smart.‘ My mother was an exception to this rule and was punished by the early onset of Parkinson’s disease.

I couldn’t go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years.

At one time, I was very angry. I even treated fashion like a kind of crusade: you were either with us or against us, that kind of feeling. Now I know we need ideas, not kicking down a door.