People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool to me.

I was brought up to try to see what was wrong and right it. Since I am a writer, writing is how I right it.

I don’t do things for the response or for the controversy. I just live my life.

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

Just because I managed to do a little something, I don’t want anyone back home to think I got the big head.

It’s only I have seen enough of it and the funny thing is now, I know that I’m skinny, because I know there are even smaller clothes in the store. I think I’m big, when I was big, I never thought about it.

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.

To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance.

I think I could go away tomorrow. I’ve already accomplished something. It’s such a selfish business that sometimes I get sick of myself.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

I don’t follow all the 48 laws. Like, I’ve never crushed anyone totally.

I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

I say, ‚Yeah, Taylor Swift.‘ I think she is a smart, beautiful girl. I think she’s making all the right moves. She’s got a good head on her shoulders. She’s surrounded with wonderful people. Her songs are great. She keeps herself anchored. She knows who she is, and she’s living and standing by that.

Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself.

‚Love Story‘ is actually about a guy that I almost dated. But when I introduced him to my family and my friends, they all said they didn’t like him. All of them!

I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.

People should not make me out to be like Jesus; I don’t walk on water.

I don’t make people bend over backwards, and I don’t like that in people. I am definitely no diva.

We are all at times unconscious prophets.

I don’t need to be vindicated, and I don’t want attention.

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.

I’m interested in the dream and subconscious mind, the peculiar dream-like quality of our lives, sometime nightmare quality of our lives.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

If you abandon the present moment, you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply.

I am not very good with relationships. With anyone. I can’t be locked up with anyone for too long.

At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.

I’m selfish.

I don’t ever want to be caught up in a system of thinking I can do one thing ‚cos that’s just… that’s just telling yourself a lie.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.

Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.

One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man’s laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.

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

Virtue itself scapes not calumnious strokes.

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

If I wasn’t Bob Dylan, I’d probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

It seems the older you get, the more life comes into focus.

I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was.

You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.

We see the world not as it is, but as we are.

Here’s what I think about music and journalism: The most important thing is to just press play.

Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite – inspire fear and insecurity.

If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you’re solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion.

I need one of those baby monitors from my subconscious to my consciousness so I can know what the hell I’m really thinking about.

I’m trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It’s so easy to get turned.

Lots of songs aren’t even from my experiences, but they’re about accepting… the dark things about yourself.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Usually, people have a tendency to be caught in the worries concerning the future or in the regret concerning the past. There is some kind of energy that is pushing them to run, and they are not able to establish themselves in the present moment.

The fact is, I was never too bright in school. I ain’t ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do school principals make a month?

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.

My purpose is to help people look at themselves and begin to shift their concepts. Remember, we are not our country, our race, or religion. We are eternal spirits. Seeing ourselves as spiritual beings without label is a way to transform the world and reach a sacred place for all of humanity.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

I don’t like to read things that people write about me. I’d rather read what kids have to say about me because it’s not their profession to do that.

I’m concerned that my technical skills have advanced to the point where I can get closer to what I’m aiming for, which is not such a good thing.