What distracts us will begin to define us. We don't need to swing at every pitch.
If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. . . . In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.
Everything is hard before it is easy.
The biggest religious wars and persecutions in history occur when religions, each claiming their own absolute truths, come into conflict.
I've always been about wanting people to spread my music and share it. This way, it allowed me to adapt in real time.
Silence is a virtue in those who are deficient in understanding.
War is the supreme form of prestige.