I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, weve struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. Weve made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.
When I generate kind and optimistic thoughts, my life begins to flow.
The only thing I can control is the way I choose to respond.
No rose is without thorns.
Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.
Feeling important makes one heavy, clumsy and vain. To be a warrior one needs to be light and fluid.
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship,
and it is far the best ending for one
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
Sit up straight! Don't slouch! Sit still, will you!! These were our mothers' mantras as they tried to help us create good manners and good posture for our coming life adventure. It was as if they knew that our physical posture has a direct connection with our mental posture. For many of us, during these speedy times, it's much easier to lapse into slouching, lazy thinking and the copying of others' noisy habits. A quiet and focused mind is a luxury we have not yet rediscovered. Only we know our own inner posture - and only we can change it. What is your inner posture? Describe it in one sentence. Is it straight, brimming with energy, and yet quite still on command? No? Then there is work to do. Real work. Inner work. Sit up straight! Don't slouch! Sit still!
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.
The creative path leads directly to a sacred realm.
I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments, and demonstrations.
Don't squander your aggressive energy in frustration, resentment, hostility or self sabotage; channel it into creating the life you want by making a place in the market for the work you love.
There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.
Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.
