Some people are very good at being ‚stars‘ and it suits them. I’m grudging about it and I find it annoying.

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death.

My philosophy is it’s none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

Money does not change people, people change.

One of my proudest moments is I didn’t sell my soul for the sake of popularity.

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

In the book of Gaga, fame is in your heart, fame is there to comfort you, to bring you self-confidence and worth whenever you need it.

When I wake up in the morning, I feel just like any other insecure 24-year-old girl.

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one’s heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.

I was probably the first footballer ever to have a pop-star profile, and my agent was right when he said we could put my name on stair rods and sell them to people in bungalows.

Many people know so little about what is beyond their short range of experience. They look within themselves – and find nothing! Therefore they conclude that there is nothing outside themselves either.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.

Life’s too short to hang out with people who aren’t resourceful.

It’s hard to be clear about who you are when you are carrying around a bunch of baggage from the past. I’ve learned to let go and move more quickly into the next place.

It’s much worse to read criticism about your son than yourself.

Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

I have great respect for the past. If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going. I have respect for the past, but I’m a person of the moment. I’m here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I’m at, then I go forward to the next place.

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.

For a long time, I had the idea that I would do a certain amount of work the best I could, and then I would reach a comfort zone, and I wouldn’t be pushed to write more. I would become a different person. It’s a surprise to me that this hasn’t happened. Your body ages, but your mind is the same.

What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn’t think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.

My music seems to have a bigger mission than I have, which is very soothing but also very strange because people see more in me than I see, which can be terrifying.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.

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

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.

I’m not this horrible, evil person.

I seen a lot of artists be hot for a minute, and then that’s it, and somebody else come in.

I got the stern end of the stick. It was kind of that iron fist. I am who I am today because of my mother.

I’m not frightened of appearing vulnerable.

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.

Everyone is different. Everyone has different teams they’ve played on, coaches they’ve played for.

I believe time wounds all heels.

When people get taken over by the ego to such an extent, there is nothing else in their mind except the ego. They can no longer feel or sense their humanity – what they share with other human beings, or even with other life forms on the planet. They are so identified with concepts in their minds that other human beings become concepts as well.

Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

The more I see the less I know for sure.

I always tell young girls, surround yourself with goodness. I learned early on how to get the haters out of my life.

I was so rude when I was a little girl.

To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.

I never fall in love.

I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.

I feel like people can relate to me because we all go through wins and roadblocks and passion and pain, and it’s a vibe.

I’m always cast in these strange men… that’s not me, really.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

If you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person.

My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.

Love is a better teacher than duty.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you’ll make one.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

There is a great deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms.

My lectures, based on Islamic teachings, were on various subjects. Some of the titles were, ‚The Intoxication of Life,‘ ‚The Purpose of Life,‘ ‚The Real Cause of Man’s Distress,‘ ‚The Journey to the Goal in Life,‘ and, one of my favorites, ‚The Heart of Man.‘ They contained important insights that spoke to something deep inside me.

The best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.

If you get your ego in your way, you will only look to other people and circumstances to blame.

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.

Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.

I don’t think I’m an unlucky person.

I am who I am. That’s why my friends and peers respect and appreciate me. I don’t change or cater my actions to fit my surroundings. I’m myself 24/7. People appreciate that.

Everybody loves you when you’re six foot in the ground.

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.