My children came out as individuals in their own right. They were not my products. They had their own characters and were very strong-minded. I gave them a lot of freedom when they were still very young. The one thing they got from me is morals. They would never betray anyone. They are really good people.

It is never too late to give up our prejudices.

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized – never knowing.

Whatever talents I possess may suddenly diminish or suddenly increase. I can with ease become an ordinary fool. I may be one now. But it doesn’t do to upset one’s own vanity.

I was married a few times, and one of my husbands was jealous of me writing.

People always say that you can’t please everybody. I think that’s a cop-out. Why not attempt it? ‚Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.

The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over their life.

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

I discovered me in the library. I went to find me in the library.

To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment.

Your entire life only happens in this moment. The present moment is life itself. Yet, people live as if the opposite were true and treat the present moment as a stepping stone to the next moment – a means to an end.

What I tell my kids is, ‚I’m preparing you for college and for life. So, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. We still have screen-time rules.‘

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

In a universe that’s an intelligent system with a divine creative force supporting it, there simply can be no accidents. As tough as it is to acknowledge, you had to go through what you went through in order to get to where you are today, and the evidence is that you did.

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin‘ hell, but as long as they ain’t free, I ain’t free.

I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values – and follow my own moral compass – then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own.

If I wouldn’t have found Courtney, I probably would have carried on with a bisexual lifestyle.

See, people are watching you. Especially your children. They’re taking in every single thing you do. They are like video cameras with legs. And they are always in the record mode. They learn more from what you do than from what you say.

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being.

The formation of one’s character ought to be everyone’s chief aim.

When I take my kid to school, all the parents stop and stare.

I believe that God’s dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don’t mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you’re planted. But I don’t have the mindset that money is a bad thing.

I’m not a sheep.

The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual.

I never fall in love.

Remember that life’s big changes rarely give advance warning.

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.

I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child.

A lot of preachers‘ kids are some of the most rebellious kids in the world. I never was like that.

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

The moment you have a child, in an instant your life is not for you, and your life is completely, 100 percent dedicated to another human being, and they will always come first. It changes you forever. It changes your perspective, and it gives you a nice purpose and focus.

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven’t tried that for a while. Maybe this time it’ll work.

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late.

Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?

In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day.

Kids will remind you that, even though you’ve gone down a road 100 times, it’s brand new for them – and that’s healthy.

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.

It’s very hard to find your own words – and you don’t actually exist until you have your own words.

I love wearing whatever is comfortable, and that could be something which was in trend years ago. So, I don’t follow fashion.

I’m almost like three people. There’s me the, Dolly, the person. There’s me, the star. And then there’s me, the manager.

The people you choose to have around you make all the difference. My family and close friends keep me grounded. You have to have a mind of your own and a strong head on your shoulders. Cricket is the most important thing to me, so the rest of it pales in comparison.

I think it’s a very good thing to leave your country and look at it from afar.

There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself.

Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?

I think I’ve got wiser.

Everyone has been in love, at some point or another.

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It’s a way of life for me.

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice… No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

I never expected to be anybody important.

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process.

I always wanted a family.

People make jokes about my bosoms, why don’t they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It’s obvious I’ve got big ones and if people want to assume they’re not mine, then let them.

Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.

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.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.