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You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?
A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
With all the things I've been through, the No. 1 thing that I've learned is that we're supposed to help people through this world.
Give me a fruitful error any time, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections. You can keep your sterile truth for yourself.
Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.
People think it's the mind that drives us. It is the heart. The mind is a slave to the heart. So check the condition of the heart.
We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.
One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.
Slaves do not always welcome their deliverers. They become accustomed to being slaves. They would rather gear those ills they have
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.
When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes part of your future.
Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.
When you are up against a wall, put down roots like a tree, until clarity comes from deeper sources to see over that wall and grow.
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.
There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
Angels are wonderful and exciting, and they have the appeal of beings who will take care of us and manifest God's personal concern.
I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it.
We are not lacking in the dynamic forces needed to create the future. We live immersed in a sea of energy beyond all comprehension.
Zen is all-inclusive. It never denies, it never says no to anything; it accepts everything and transforms it into a higher reality.
People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing.
People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.
We part with tender relations stretching far behind us, that never can be exactly renewed, and with others dawning - yet before us.
We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.
You have to learn how to turn the tables on the ego. The only way to forgive what is within is to forgive what seems to be without.
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.
If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
Making it through the ceiling to the other side was simply a matter of running on a path created by every other woman's footprints.
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.
Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.
One common mistake is to think that one reality is the reality. You must always be prepared to leave one reality for a greater one.
Matter is fun for a while; but ultimately, it is the spiritual experience where we leap beyond what we know- that is the happiness.
Do not disdain the commandment to love, for through it you become a son of God, and when you break it, you become a son of Gehenna.
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.
I see little more important to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of the artist.
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
Kids grow up awfully fast these days,"she said. "You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.
The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that...women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves.
I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.
Those who are animated by hope can perform what would seem impossibilities to those who are under the depressing influence of fear.
You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
Never say never Never is a long, undependable time, and life is too full of rich possibilities to have restrictions placed upon it.
Struggle is the meaning of life; defeat or victory is in the hands of God. But struggle itself is man’s duty and should be his joy.
In a time of destruction, create something: a poem, a parade, a community, a school, a vow, a moral principle; one peaceful moment.
Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning.