Things do not change; we change.

I am not happy, and the quest for happiness as a principal objective is not part of my world. Of course, ever since I can remember, I have done what I felt like doing.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

I liked school, but I used to dread those moments when the teacher would call me up to give an oral report. I forced myself to deal with it and not dwell on the class in front of me – to keep a straight face, give the report and concentrate on getting it right. That’s normally how I perform. That’s how I am.

Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined.

Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don’t live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

The giving of love is an education in itself.

I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody’s life.

We’re all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Experience never errs; it is only your judgments that err by promising themselves effects such as are not caused by your experiments.

Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us… While what we call ‚our own life‘ remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What, then, can God do in our interests but make ‚our own life‘ less agreeable to us, and take away the plausible sources of false happiness?

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

If you know me, and you call me Stefani, you don’t really know me at all.

The thing about Jiu Jitsu is it is also not for everybody. It can be very humiliating and humbling. If you have a hard time dealing with the fact that someone smaller than you may be able to tap you out, it is going to be difficult.

What comes out when life squeezes you? When someone hurts or offends you? If anger, pain and fear come out of you, it’s because that’s what’s inside.

I can imagine it’s hard to make a relationship last. I wouldn’t know.

Nothing on this earth is standing still. It’s either growing or it’s dying. No matter if it’s a tree or a human being.

I like to complain and do nothing to make things better.

Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.

Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement.

Honestly, I always believed in myself. For real, for real.

The child inside of you knows how to take things as they come, how to deal most effectively and happily with everything and everyone it encounters on this planet. If you can recapture that childlike essence of your being, you can stay ‚forever young at heart.‘

There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life’s July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November.

Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.

It’s normal for human beings to identify with their own separate self. The problem is that we get caught in that notion of ourself as a separate individual and caught in that individual self’s agenda.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

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

All of our problems start in our minds.

Either you’re the one erasing or you’re the one being erased.

There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

Key is never be afraid of being yourself. Never!

Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.

In my case Pilgrim’s Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out my hand to the little clod of earth that I am.

I think I’m like most people – we fear the unknown and the things that have yet to come to pass, which are the very things that don’t deserve to be feared. When you give God complete control, it’s very hard not to be fearless.

Who can exhaust a man? Who knows a man’s resources?

Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Sometimes when you’ve had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the very bad habit of just expecting more of what you’ve already had.

Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.

I’m one of them guys that tries to make everything the best of the best, so sometimes I’m out of control with it.

When I first went to places where people were suffering from war and persecution, I felt ashamed of my feelings of sadness. I could see more possibilities in my life.

And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.

Any hand that I’ve shaken, any person that I met when I was Joe Blow, now that I’m this guy Kevin Hart, has come back. That’s why I treat everybody with respect. I’m always a nice pleasant guy to meet because when they come back to you, they remember.

Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.

Whatever you dwell on in the conscious grows in your experience.

It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves.

Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that’s you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don’t really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.

The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever.

Most people already know what they’re doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.

I’m just looking to learn, grow, stay focused, and become a better fighter and a better athlete.

Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

I’m not the same man I used to be, I’m not out hell-raising, stuff like that. I am a changed man.

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you’re a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.