Prayer doesn’t just change things – it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.

Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting.

I have learned to know God. I have recast my social belief… All my admirers are married; most of my friends are dead; and I stand with all the world before me, where to choose a path to make in it.

You’ve got to invest in the world, you’ve got to read, you’ve got to go to art galleries, you’ve got to find out the names of plants. You’ve got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We’re amazing people.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Partition is bad. But whatever is past is past. We have only to look to the future.

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.

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.

Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.

I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It’s the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs.

My father probably thought the capital of the world was wherever he was at the time. It couldn’t possibly be anyplace else. Where he and his wife were in their own home, that, for them, was the capital of the world.

I don’t want followers.

Satan wants us to constantly focus on everything that is wrong with us and look at how far we still have to go. But God desires for us to rejoice in how far we have already come.

Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you.

Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.

From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.

I’m just like you – I want to be a good human being. I’m doing my best, and I’m working at it. And I’m trying to be a Christian. I’m always amazed when people walk up to me and say, ‚I’m a Christian.‘ I always think, ‚Already? You’ve already got it?‘ I’m working at it. And at my age, I’ll still be working at it at 96.

Always do whatever’s next.

The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.

I couldn’t ever go back home without being something. I probably would never have gone back home. That was definitely a big motivation. To get back home, and not empty-handed.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

I write for myself things that I’ve gone through.

A great man is always willing to be little.

Some habits of ineffectiveness are rooted in our social conditioning toward quick-fix, short-term thinking.

Sometimes, you might meet somebody that you love that’s turning into a ‚they.‘ My key is invite them to Miami and take them to the ocean and let them jump off the boat in the ocean, on the sand bar, and cleanse off and pray and then go take a shower, and hopefully the ‚they‘ is out of you.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

Relish everything that’s inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light and everything. And that makes for a full life.

Fear clogs; faith liberates.

I’m not perfect.

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.

When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.

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

Remembering what you’ve been through and how that has strengthened your mindset can lift you out of a negative brain loop and help you bypass those weak, one-second impulses to give in. Even if you’re feeling low and beat down by life right now, I guarantee you can think of a time or two when you overcame odds and tasted success.

When I was 8 years old I became a mute and was a mute until I was 13, and I thought of my whole body as an ear, so I can go into a crowd and sit still and absorb all sound. That talent or ability has lasted and served me until today.

I admire people who destroy themselves.

For a highly motivated learner, it’s not like knowledge is secret and somehow the Internet made it not secret. It just made knowledge easy to find. If you’re a motivated enough learner, books are pretty good.

Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

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

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

The more people I reach, the more people there are that have opinions about me. Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.

You always want to quit while you are ahead. You don’t want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you’re not performing at your best.

I always say this about my music, and music in general: Music is like a time capsule. Each album reflects what I’m going through or what’s going on in my life at that moment.

I don’t think any country is perfect. It’s our responsibility to do the best we can do to change the things we don’t like. I think that’s part of social responsibility, and everybody is going to do that in their own way.

I grew up as this very carefree, happy kid then things turned darker for me. Maybe it was because I saw that the world wasn’t as happy a place as I had hoped it would be for me.

It is possible to live happily in the here and the now. So many conditions of happiness are available – more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don’t have to run into the future in order to get more.

I’ve made my share of mistakes along the way, but if I have changed even one life for the better, I haven’t lived in vain.

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

I change my mind a lot. I usually don’t agree with what I say very much. I’m an awful liar.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

I’ll never, ever be full. I’ll always be hungry. Obviously, I’m not talking about food. Growing up, I had nothing for such a long time. Someone told me a long time ago, and I’ve never forgotten it, ‚Once you’ve ever been hungry, really, really hungry, then you’ll never, ever be full.‘