Do think of the past in terms of those memories of events and accomplishments which were pleasant, rewarding, and satisfying.

Art is communication of feelings.

If you are in the now, you are creative.

The true artist has no public; he works for the sheer joy of it, with an element of playfulness, of casualness.

In all things, it is important to forget your “mind” and become one with the work at hand.

I’m not the type of guy who can sit in the office doing the same routine day in and day out. I have to do something that is creative and interesting to me.

It is the creative ability of a human being that separates him from all other animals.

I don’t want to do anything half way; it as to be perfect.

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

To strive actively to achieve some goal gives your life meaning and substance.

Character is to the soul what outward appearances is to the body. A man’s genuineness and refinement should not reveal themselves directly; they should express themselves only indirectly as an effect from within.

Go bravely on, my friend, because each experience teaches us a lesson. Keep blasting because life is such that sometimes it is nice and sometimes it is not.

Persistence, persistence, and persistence. The power can be created and maintained through daily practice – continuous effort.

I believe that anybody can think himself into his goal if he mixes thought with definiteness of purpose, persistence; and a burning desire for its translation into reality.

The power of will is the supreme court over all other departments of my mind. I will exercise it daily when I need the urge to action for any purpose, and I will form habits designed to bring the power of my will into action at least once daily.

I can walk away from millions because it’s not right, but I’ll be damned if I’ll back up an inch from a dime because it has to be so.

With every adversity comes a blessing because a shock acts as a reminder to oneself that we must not get stale in routine.

What does self-willed mean? Hell, isn’t it knowing above all, that, indeed, one is the captain of one’s soul, the master of one’s life?

A self-willed man has no other aim than his own growth. He values only one thing, the mysterious power in himself which bids him live and helps him to grow. His only living destiny is the silent, ungainsayable law in his own heart, which comfortable habits make it so hard to obey but which to the self-willed man is destiny and godhead.

Whether it is the godhead or not, I feel this great force, this untapped power, this dynamic something within me.

Whether it is the godhead or not, I feel this great force, this untapped power, this dynamic something within me.

I’ll not willingly offend, nor be easily offended.

I couldn’t go wrong because what I always like about myself is this stickability toward quality and the sincere desire to do it right.

Negativeness very often unknowingly creeps up upon us. It helps occasionally to stop all thoughts (the chattering of worries, anticipations, and so forth, in your head) and then once more refreshingly march bravely on.

Each man must seek out realization himself. No master can give it to him.

Meditation is the freeing of the mind from all motives.

Sorrows are our best educator. A man can see further through a tear than a telescope.

Can you neither condemn nor justify and yet be extraordinarily alive as you walk on? You can never invite the wind, but you must leave the window open.

Because one does not want to be disturbed, to be made uncertain, he establishes a pattern of conduct, of thought, a pattern of relationship to man, etc. Then he becomes a slave to the pattern and takes the pattern to be the real thing.

You know how I like to think of myself? As a human being.

We do not see “it” in its suchness because of our indoctrination, crooked and twisted.

Self-will seems to be the only virtue that takes no account of man-made laws.

Nobility of character manifests itself at loopholes when it is not provided with large doors.

Intensity and/or enthusiasm is this god within us – one that instinctively becomes the art of the physical “becoming” and within this transition we no longer care to know what life means. We are indeed furnishing the “what is” by simply being.

Who is there that can make muddy water clear? But if allowed to remain still, it will become clear of itself. Who is there that can secure a state of absolute repose? But keep calm and let time go on, and the state of repose will gradually arrest.

To change with change is the changeless state.

There is a difference: the world, our reaction to it.

Let friendship creep gently to a height; if it rushes to it, it may soon run itself out of breath.

When there is a particle of dust in your eye, the world becomes a narrow path – have your mind completely free from objects – and how much this life expands.

We all have time to either spend or waste, and it is our decision what to do with it. But once passed, it is gone forever.

Opportunities may come your way or they may not. Luck may come your way or it may not. But if they come your way – and you call that luck – you’d better be ready for it!

Being able to find the correct conduct for a special situation is happiness – not a strict standard for every situation.

The measure of the moral worth of a man is his happiness. The better the man, the more happiness. Happiness is the synonym of well-being.

Truth comes when your mind and heart are purged of all sense of striving and you are no longer trying to become somebody; it is there when the mind is very quiet, listening timelessly to everything.

I’m not one of those guys that can brush people off. Besides, I feel that if I can just take a second to make someone happy, why not do it?

I like light rain. It gives one such a sense of calmness and tranquility. I enjoy walking in the rain. But most of all, I like books. I read all types of books – fiction and nonfiction.

I like light rain. It gives one such a sense of calmness and tranquility. I enjoy walking in the rain. But most of all, I like books. I read all types of books – fiction and nonfiction.

The inability to adapt brings destruction.

True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. False friends are like autumn leaves, found everywhere.

The method for health promotion is based on water, as flowing water never grows stale. The idea is not to overdevelop or to overexert, but to normalize the function of the body.