Taking positive control of your daily thoughts is the only way that you can discover your true self.
Your life is always paying close attention to your thoughts. I hope the words in your mind are consistently in your favor.
Whatever thought that activates a negative mood in your life, absolutely doesn't deserve a single moment in your mind.
As long as you continue to be in positive control of your thoughts and beliefs, your life will never seize to be a beautiful journey.
No matter how tough your journey gets, it would never be tougher than your mind if your thoughts and beliefs are always in your favor.
Don't allow anyone to become the master of your own beliefs and thoughts. No one owns the right to dictate the direction your life.
I never thought that Syria and Israel should engage in a violent confrontation because I don't think that there is any particular interest for any of us to do it.
I have always thought the suicide should bump off at least one swine before taking off for parts unknown.
There's a crazy, false notion that audiences are not patient or will not watch a story, that you have to put in a scare every ten minutes. But I always thought that was insane.
I always thought everyone was against war until I found out there are those who are all for it, especially those who do not have to go there.
Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought could endanger anyone.
Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
The more you make your thoughts (beliefs) into your identity, the more cut off you are from the spiritual dimension within yourself.
I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm.
I suddenly felt the plane go down. I thought we were going to die. I was really scared. I was sitting with my head in my hands.
The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I'd have to take off my gloves to prove I was a spade.
We all just kinda did everything we thought we were supposed to do and girls dated the guys they were supposed to and did things with the guys they were supposed to.
The reason why I have survived as long as I have survived is what my friends, comrades and supporters thought was an extraordinarily cautious approach.
I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair. I'd rather die quickly.
Taking care of your thoughts is at least as important as taking care of your body - if not even more important.
I suspect that even today, with all the progress we have made in liberal thought, the quality of true tolerance is as rare as the quality of mercy.