Don't start a company unless it's an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it's not an obsession.

When you're always trying to conform to the norm, you lose your uniqueness, which can be the foundation for your greatness.

Even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and I feel something is going wrong, I will get up.

If somebody can do something 80 percent as good as you think you would have done it yourself, then you've got to let it go.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

Many people, including myself, had our scientific lives changed by the inspiring new vision of science that Popper gave us.

I can cook; but not well. I figure I have six years until my children discover what their friends' mothers make for dinner.

I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.

If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.

John Legend is a cool guy. He likes to chill, is easy to talk to and hang out with. He's also inspiring on a musical level.

I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.

If you've got $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, you're better off paying off any debt you have because that's a guaranteed return.

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.

I wish I can meet my wife in the hereafter, but I don't think I will. I just cease to exist just as she has ceased to exist.

It is better to read a little and thoroughly than cram a crude undigested mass into my head, though it be great in quantity.

The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music.

The world obviously needs to change ... if we can't protect our innocent women and children, then we have a serious problem.

Watching great performances can transport us, and finding a film that really moves you is a galvanising and inspiring thing.

Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.

Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal.

Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.

Don't see others doing better than you, beat your own records everyday, because success is a fight between you and yourself.

There's nothing wrong with becoming a role model, nothing wrong with inspiring people to become musicians, to become actors.

I'm as proud of many of the things we haven't done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to a thousand things.

The degree to which you will awaken is in direct proportion to the amount of truth you are willing to accept about yourself.

Tokenism does not change stereotypes of social systems but works to preserve them, since it dulls the revolutionary impulse.

You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.

The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.

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

GNP measures neither our courage, our wisdom neither our compassion. It measures everything except what makes life worthwhile

It's become a lot bigger than just winning championships. It's about inspiring hopefully millions at some point in my career.

Authentic brands don't emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does.

I enjoy encouraging and inspiring people to pursue their purpose in the arts. To help cultivate and develop their instrument.

There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point

True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.

That little window like 2004 through like 2010 was probably the most, like most inspiring time of my creative life, for sure.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.

Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.

If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

I don't think of myself as a terribly confident person. But I have a survival mechanism that was instilled in me by my mother.

It was so inspiring for me to watch tennis growing up. I thought I was really good playing, until my brother told me I wasn't!

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

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.

Whether or not your values are operational is crucially determined by whether or not there are consequences for noncompliance.

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