Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated.

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

It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems – most life situations are – but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now?

I’m the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

If you want to be a voice for peace in the world, begin by making peace a permanent condition of your own life.

The ego is only an illusion, but a very influential one. Letting the ego-illusion become your identity can prevent you from knowing your true self. Ego, the false idea of believing that you are what you have or what you do, is a backwards way of assessing and living life.

You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, ‚I release the need for this in my life‘.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful.

I do believe in self-help.

Learn to say ‚no‘ to the good so you can say ‚yes‘ to the best.

Don’t gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.

Confidence comes from discipline and training.

I like it when someone tells me ‚I don’t agree.‘ This is a true collaborator. When they say ‚Oh, how great, how great, how great,‘ that’s not useful.

I’m happy being myself, which I’ve never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the characters, or live out their lives, but I didn’t have those things in mine.

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

Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

To try to become happy is to try to build a machine with no other specifications than it shall run noiselessly.

Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.

Genius is a potential that lives within you and every other human being. You have many moments of genius in your lifetime. These are the times when you have a uniquely brilliant idea and implement it even if only you are aware of how fantastic it is.

The pleasure of work is open to anyone who can develop some specialised skill, provided that he can get satisfaction from the exercise of his skill without demanding universal applause.

If I see something sagging, bagging or dragging I’ll get it nipped, tucked or sucked.

You know, it’s not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself.

I have all the emotions that everyone has; it just appears that I don’t.

There may sometimes be ungenerous attempts to keep a young man down; and they will succeed, too, if he allows his mind to be diverted from its true channel to brood over the attempted injury.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

I’ve been talked about by a lot better people than the general public.

More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other’s well-being, is source of happiness.

Start wide, expand further, and never look back.

If you look at my job, my union card, it says ‚actor.‘ It don’t say nothing about celebrity, movie star, nothing like that, and that’s one thing that keeps me humble.

If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn’t swim.

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey ‚people.‘ People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war… Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.

In this business you have to develop a thick skin, but I’m always going to feel everything. It’s my nature.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.

An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.

Silence is a source of great strength.

I always felt like there was a certain standard of music that I had to do from the beginning, even when I didn’t have the recognition that I have now.

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.

It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.

If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

We all have a tendency to avoid our weaknesses. When we do that, we never progress or get any better.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

I like working. That’s when I’m feeling my best. And the people around me know that. My wife knows that.

Catering to bad feelings feeds and empowers them.

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.

If someone you know makes a bad decision or uses bad judgment, it doesn’t mean you have to allow that to alter your attitude. Why should you allow anyone else’s bad decisions to send you into a tailspin of misery?

I’ve always been – you know, my personality is motivating and encouraging. And so I’m just being who God made me to be.

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

I never expected to be anybody important.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

I do not doubt that we would become more useful if we praised God more, and others would join us, for they would see that God has blessed us.

I felt I had to solve everyone’s problems.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

When I inspire myself, I want to spread the word because its important to be healthy. I don’t think they’re teaching us enough about that. I think we should eat better and exercise. Look who’s saying that – a guy who was 300 pounds – but I’m doing a lot better than I used to. I’m letting people know its important because it makes you feel better.

The truth is, I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let men sometimes fool themselves.