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.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

I never – you know also one of the things that would save me for a man my age, it was not that easy to lose that much weight and fall down and look like something draped.

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

As a lifestyle you always being the focal point is innately unhealthy.

Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.

Only the shallow know themselves.

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.

Without forgiveness, there’s no future.

You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.

I have to keep improving myself and challenging myself.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

When I was in college I did a lot of stupid things and I don’t want to make an excuse for that. Some of the things that people accuse me of are true, some of them aren’t. There are pranks, IMs.

I’m afraid to fail again.

Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.

Seeing is not always believing.

If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.

What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.

For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it.

Travel teaches toleration.

Whenever you’re going through a tough time, generally, you become more compassionate, you become softer, you become more thoughtful, kinder. These are all spiritual qualities that will help you to align yourself with God and God consciousness rather than with a split fear-based consciousness.

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.

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

You have to be willing to go to war with yourself and create a whole new identity.

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time.

Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.

I’ve always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative.

If you were to ask me what I want to do – I don’t want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.

The risk for me would be in not taking one – that’s the only thing that’s really risky for me.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men.

I don’t see myself in terms of artifice. I see myself as a real person who chooses to live my life in an open way – artistically.

One ought to hold on to one’s heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.

It was weird to be married; you kind of lose your identity. You’re suddenly somebody’s wife. And you’re like, ‚Oh, I’m half of a couple now. I’ve lost me.‘

I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.

No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is capable of expressing thought which does not change.

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures – be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

I write songs about stuff that I can’t really get past personally – and then I write a song about it and I feel better.

A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.

I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.

The most important 6 inches on the battlefield is between your ears.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Never confuse motion with action.

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.

Accountability breeds response-ability.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

If you’re doing a biography, you try to stay as accurate as possible to reality. But you really don’t know what was going on in the person’s mind. You just know what was going on in the minds of people around him.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.

You may be educated abroad, you may be a great scientist, politician, but you always have a sneaking fear that if you don’t go to temples or do the ordinary things that you have been told to do, something evil might happen, so you conform. What happens to the mind that conforms? Investigate it, please.

I don’t know how to live good. I only know how to suffer.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

For me, the world that I inhabit in reality is probably a very different world than the one people expect that I would be in.

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.

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.