There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

You don’t have to give way to careless speech or complaining. You don’t have to let your feelings get in the way of what God wants to do in your life.

A word after a word after a word is power.

I couldn’t say I ever dreamt of becoming a composer, a pianist, or anything else for that matter. I have the kind of brain where nothing is set in stone.

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

At the end of the day, I understand that life has road blocks, and life is like school – you’ll be tested; we gotta pass it.

How hard, how bitter it is to become a man!

If you’re going through hell, keep going.

I think being an atheist is something you are, not something you do.

In all my work, in the movies I write, the lyrics, the poetry, the prose, the essays, I am saying that we may encounter many defeats – maybe it’s imperative that we encounter the defeats – but we are much stronger than we appear to be and maybe much better than we allow ourselves to be. Human beings are more alike than unalike.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

I’m afraid to fail again.

All my life affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it.

To add value to others, one must first value others.

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.

Perfectionists demand perfection from themselves first and foremost.

Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should any organization be formed to lead or to coerce people along any particular path. If you first understand that, then you will see how impossible it is to organize a belief.

‚Your Erroneous Zones’ was the book that went over the top simply because I believed in it so much.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

The big message of gospel is that you don’t have to keep fighting the universe; you can stop, and the universe is quite good to you. There is a loss of ego.

Get mad, then get over it.

It’s important for me to let my fans know I really don’t care. I’m confident.

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

I’ve always wanted to live above my means because it inspired me to work harder.

Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

The one way to get me to work my hardest was to doubt me.

Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.

I get really motivated when I put on the India jersey. It is a responsibility, so I want to perform in the best way I can.

I have a deep, deep belief that if I tell you I’m going to crack you with a clean shot to the chin inside one minute of the first round and you will be unconscious, well, then that’s what will happen.

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

I look at myself like a show dog. I’ve got to keep her clipped and trimmed and in good shape.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtues consistently.

This ain’t fun. But you watch me, I’ll get it done.

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

I don’t believe in death, neither in flesh nor in spirit.

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself.

I’ve learned through my own relationship with God that He’s not expecting me to be perfect; He wants me to do my best to be in His will and take steps of faith as He leads me, through His Word and the promptings He speaks to my heart.

A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

If you tell me there’s something I can’t do, I’ll want to do it even more. Especially when it comes to entertaining.

God is a great God! I want to encourage you to expect great things from Him.

I have to be seen to be believed.

It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t find them, make them.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along.

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us.

When you seek the presence of your creative Spirit and are filled with passion about virtually everything you undertake, you’ll successfully remove the roadblocks from your life and enjoy the active presence of Spirit.

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.