When you decide to be the best you can be, don’t be surprised if the circle of people you want to spend your time with becomes smaller.
Being the best you can be takes courage. You need to own your decisions and have the courage to see them through.
Unless you have the courage to say ‘no’ to the things you don’t want, it’s hard to say ‘yes’ to the things that you do want.
Having a poverty mentality leaves you focusing on all the things you don’t have, when in reality you probably already have everything you need.
Being generous is not just about the decisions you make with your wallet. Being generous with your time and energy is just as important.
Nobody from your past should be held responsible for your future. The only person accountable for your future is you.
Perfection is impossible. Expecting the best from yourself isn’t about trying to be perfect; it’s about striving to be the best you can be.
Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams and believe in your right to achieve your dreams.
Your self-esteem is a valuable resource. Make sure you encourage, nurture, protect and support yours.
Regardless of your upbringing or formative experiences, it is never too late to start believing in yourself.
But a man's beauty represents inner, functional truths: his face shows what he can do. And what is that compared to the magnificent uselessness of a woman's face? Mersault was aware of this now, delighting in his vanity and smiling at his secret demo...
The joy from eating does not come from the exclusivity of the food, but instead from the sensitivity that we eat it with.
God determine timing of everything; A time to be born and a time to die. A time to be sorrow and a time to be happy. A time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time of darkness and a time of light. A time ...
And I realize the unbearable anguish of insanity: how uninformed people can be thinking insane people are "happy," O God, in fact it was Irwin Garden once warned me not to think the madhouses are full of "happy nuts." (p. 200)
I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy pl...
I'm a happy man, because I am successful in what I do, of course; but what makes me most happy is I have people around me that I love and who love me back. This, for me, is the most important thing. Nobody likes to be alone.
People say: 'Oh, but would you be happy for your show to go on BBC3 if it was just online?' If I was sat here telling you I had just signed a huge deal with Netflix you'd be going: 'Wow, that's amazing.' You can't see it as 'Oh, it's no longer a chan...
I planted a tree. You’d think my neighbors would be happy for the shade it would provide them, but no, they said I planted it too close to their house. Since when is six inches too close?
Whether our action is wholesome or unwholesome depends on whether that action or deed arises from a disciplined or undisciplined state of mind. It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in...
love is just a further impetus, not something that will prevent us going forward. We do not realize that those who genuinely wish us well want us to be happy and are prepared to accompany us on that journey.
She still cared for me, and the best way I could make amends to her was to be happy. I do have a knack for finding great women.
