Controlling unwanted thoughts is not the problem. Believing, thrusting, and taking direction from them is.

There are some people who live in a dream world, and some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.

It is an unfortunate fact that proofs can be very misleading. Proofs exist to establish once and for all, according to very high standards, that certain mathematical statements are irrefutable facts. What is unfortunate about...

Temporary extreme fear while saying the truth is easy to overcome than the perpetual fear of the unspoken truth.

Dreams have a way of persisting. They just don’t come true until you DO what you CAN.

Mastery of self is the endless battle in which we must pursue our consciousness straight forward, and head over heels transmute all our focus on what it is ailing our immediate reality. Question yourself without...

Some say they stand on the shoulders of giants. True. But have they ever tried walking like one?

He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.

Travel far enough, you meet yourself.

We come into this world alone, and we leave the same way, the time we spend in between … time spent alive, sharing, learning … together … is all that makes life worth living.

Just read one book a month and at the end of they year you would be totally different but an impressive personality.

Sigh like the wind–open your arms, your chest, your heart–and all creatures will hum to you.

When I was alive, I believed — as you do — that time was at least as real and solid as myself, and probably more so. I said ‘one o’clock’ as though I could see...

…no way through it but through it,” I tell myself.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,...

Money should be ones demand and not command, one should not become a slave of Money because we made money to help us trade and not to make us, we’re already made even without money.

You don’t lead people by what you say to them; you lead them by what they see you do. True leaders are self-leaders.

What would I look like if everything that I am, no secrets, was put on paper? Would I be horrifying?

Creativity is admired only if it solves the problem.

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.

When we are unable to change an event that has already been written in the stars, we are always presented the opportunity to surrender to the heart and find a new pathway to peace. Understanding...

Which is a greater sin in the eyes of God: to let a child suffer and die to preserve your reputation, or to become friends with your enemy?

There is more beauty than our eyes can bear, precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm.

Things don’t always go as planned, but it’s when you make a plan out of the unplanned and make the best of the unlikely things In life.

The best beauty in the world is the beauty of kindness.

You have only one chance to raise your child.

Although life and I are not always in love with each other, we do remain on close speaking terms.

Help those who need it, not who want it.

For the length of time it takes to write a book, you need to believe that you’re the only writer in existence; the only one who matters. You need to shut yourself away and allow...

The formula of happiness and success is just, being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.

Men come and go, but best friends are irreplaceable.

A woman always wants to change her man but a man wants her to be unchanged.

I lived through this horror, and no one can tell me I have to stay quiet.”I have been silenced long enough, and I will not allow that family to silence me again. I will continue...

Don’t feel bad if your youth cannot be joyful, but at least make it useful.

No matter what your history has been, your destiny is what you create today. What are you going to create?

I have never seen a heavyweight champion apologize for a knockout

Confidence matters a lot than what you want to say, if you are not bold enough.

For peace, let us teach humanity tolerance and nonviolence.

If you haven’t met Kenny (Young) you have not seen how the spirit of Boston can be embodied by one single man.

Not all things can be expressed through words, not all the words reflect the truth.

I’m the biggest critic of my own work, but sometimes you nail a chapter so good that you have to take a step back and admire that bitch.

Conscious humility is the decision to live from our hearts.

Be careful who you choose as your friends because their bad habits can become your bad habits. Choose wisely…we all have a choice in life.

You know me better than you think, you know, and you shall know me better yet.

A large income will not give you happiness, but a blissful heart will.

Early on a difficult climb, especially a difficult solo climb, you constantly feel the abyss pulling at your back. To resist takes a tremendous conscious effort; you don’t dare let your guard down for an...

The bad, icky and stinky things that happen sometimes should never be allowed to have an adverse effect over the good, lovely and beautiful things happening everyday.

You’ve been given the innate power to shape your life…but you cannot just speak change, you have to LIVE change. Intent paired with action builds the bridge to success. You can’t just want it; you...

Your intuition is the pilot’s seat of your soul. If you don’t trust it, you’ll keep missing the most important of destinations in life.

Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs to be something about the theme, the technique, or the research...