Give a man health and a course to steer, and he’ll never stop to trouble about whether he’s happy or not.

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It’s one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.

It’s none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think you were born that way.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

I grew up cursing a lot.

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

I can see, and that is why I can be happy, in what you call the dark, but which to me is golden. I can see a God-made world, not a manmade world.

We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily.

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

I think happiness is a goal all of us can agree on. Let’s face it – we all would like to be happy.

Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?

For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It’s enough. I’m enough. My kids are enough.

What you have outside you counts less than what you have inside you.

Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.

With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it.

Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again.

People can try to reinvent themselves. I don’t think you can really change who you are, though, because who you are is pretty much where you came from and what you’ve done up to now.

If there’s something dangerous, sauces are dangerous for the body.

Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.

I can’t keep somebody from being a star, and I can’t make somebody a star, and nobody can.

Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he’ll be there.

Part of my daily regime is my glucosamine and, of course, a multitude of multivitamins. Branched-chain amino acids, glutamine, of course protein. I have one protein shake a day, and that is immediately after my training.

Of course, to have money is just great because you can do what you think is important to you. I always was a rich person because money’s not related to happiness.

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

Accountability breeds response-ability.

There is no real limit to how much better a person who really commits to getting better can get. Every manager has the potential to become an excellent manager for the rest of his or her career.

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.

What you don’t do can be a destructive force.

I don’t think people should be encouraged to look like Kate Moss; I think that’s unreasonable. I think the normal human body should be glorified. By the same token, if you need a stick to wash yourself, you’re not healthy.

I wish everyone well, but you need to focus on yourself. You need to stop putting your hand out. Everyone wants hand outs. Everyone wants things for free. You’ve got to put in the work. You’ve got to grind. You’ve got go through the struggle, and you’ve got to get it.

If a man does his best, what else is there?

There’s a scripture that says, ‚A merry heart doeth good like medicine.‘ I think that’s true, too.

Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

With any recovery from morbidity there must go a certain healthy humiliation.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

I believe that one person can make a difference.

I never say I am a guru.

Didn’t get promoted? Good. More time to get better.

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

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.

If you deserve it, go get it.

I’m always afraid of failing. I have to quiet that fear if I’m going to get up in the morning.

If you don’t live your life, then who will?

I think I’m pretty smart. I think I’m pretty clever. But there’s a lot that you hone in on when you finish your education.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make is choosing the kind of universe you exist in: is it helpful and supportive or hostile and unsupportive? Your answer to this question will make all the difference in terms of how you live your life and what kind of Divine assistance you attract.

Only you can control your future.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Choosing an attitude of faith will release peace out of your spirit and into your soul.

Giving up cannot be an option.

Everything we touch in our daily lives, including our body, is a miracle. By putting the kingdom of god in the right place, it shows us it is possible to live happily right here, right now.