When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion.
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.
Dont ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first.
She wears her beauty as the sky wears the stars, infinitely deep and forever shining.
We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.
No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.
I don’t write letters anymore.
I know the sun rises in the eat and sets in the west, that I am ten fingers and ten toes and ten thousand reasons short of explaining what it is I can’t explain to you. And I know that I will always love you in certainties.
I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don’t always agree with them.
You can’t change other people or (some) conditions; you can change only your reactions to them.
The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking.
I don’t like to read books. They muss up my mind.
Instinct is probably the essence of past experience and knowledge stored up for later use. There are many, you know, who think that this life journey through the world is not the first one we have made. Haven’t you ever come across children who knew things that it was impossible for them to have learned? Have you ever gone to a place for the first time and felt sure that you had been there before? That’s one of the reasons I do not travel much.
I don’t care about anyone not liking me, you b**thes barely like yourselves.
The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.
I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
Champions get what they want because they know what they want. They have a vision that keeps them motivated and efficiently on track. They see it, feel it, and experience it in their minds and hearts. What is success for you? You won’t get there without knowing what it feels and looks like.
There it is: it doesn’t make any difference who we are or what we are, there’s always somebody to look down on! somebody to hold in light esteem, somebody to be indifferent about.
I don’t have an alarm clock. If someone needs to wake me up, then I have my BlackBerry next to me.
