We should seek the greatest value of our action.

If you have the insight of non-self, if you have the insight of impermanence, you should make that insight into a concentration that you keep alive throughout the day. Then what you say, what you think, and what you do will then be in the light of that wisdom and you will avoid making mistakes and creating suffering.

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

My dad used to have an expression – ‚It is the lucky person who gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they are about to do, and thinks it still matters.‘

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

I tell my fellow reggaetoneros, keep giving it your all and bring more creativity.

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.

I’m chasing perfection.

Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.

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

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

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

Off with you! You’re a happy fellow, for you’ll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!

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

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There ain’t much credit in that.

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.

If you’re not ready for everything, you’re not ready for anything.

God gave you a brain. Do the best you can with it. And you don’t have to be Einstein, but Einstein was mentally tough. He believed what he believed. And he worked out things. And he argued with people who disagreed with him. But I’m sure he didn’t call everybody jerks.

Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.

If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

We must open the doors of opportunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.

Things do not change; we change.

It’s more interesting for me to figure out how to be superior in areas where I’m naive, where I’m a novice.

If at first you don’t succeed… so much for skydiving.

For a highly motivated learner, it’s not like knowledge is secret and somehow the Internet made it not secret. It just made knowledge easy to find. If you’re a motivated enough learner, books are pretty good.

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

We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home, you’ve blown seven hours. There are better things you can do with your time.

My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out.

I am not very good with relationships. With anyone. I can’t be locked up with anyone for too long.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

I have dreams, and I want to see them come to fruition.

I’m always trying. Between every book, I think, ‚Well now, it’s time to get down to the serious stuff.‘

Someone said to me, ‚If fifty percent of the experts in Hollywood said you had no talent and should give up, what would you do?‘ My answer was then and still is, ‚If a hundred percent told me that, all one hundred percent would be wrong.‘

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.

I’m never gonna step away from stand-up. I can’t. That’s what got me where I am, and that’s also my muse. That’s how I stay level-headed. That’s what keeps me going.

I try to teach my heart not to want things it can’t have.

The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.

A man’s own manner and character is what most becomes him.

Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.

Everybody wants to be me. What can I say?

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.

I’m pretty positive, optimistic, so I always expect the best.

Personal success or personal satisfaction are not worth another thought if one does achieve them, or worth worrying about if they evade one or are slow in coming. All that is really worth while is action – faithful action, for the world, and in God.

Never lose a holy curiosity.

If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.

If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.

My goal is to entertain myself and others.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.