Money is not a motivating factor. I do what comes to me at that moment.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
Everything that exists in your life, does so because of two things: something you did or something you didn't do.
If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.
I once thought that if I could ask God one question, I would ask how the universe began, because once I knew that, all the rest is simply equations. But as I got older I became less concerned with how the universe began. Rather, I would want to know why he started the universe. For once I knew that answer, then I would know the purpose of my own life.
I refuse to engage in an intellectual battle with an unarmed man.
Learning is the beginning of wealth. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins. The great breakthrough in your life comes when you realize it that you can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself. This means there are no limits on what you can be, have or do.
The Winner is always part of the answer. The Loser is always part of the problem. The Winner always has a program. The Loser always has an excuse. The Winner says, "Let me do it for you. " The Loser says, "That's not my job. " The Winner sees an answer for every problem. The Loser sees a problem for every answer. The Winner sees a green near every sand trap The Loser sees two or three sand traps near every green. The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it's possible. " The Loser says, "It might be possible but it's too difficult. " Be a Winner.
I believe that a nation that allows music to be expendable is in danger of becoming expendable itself.
Yes, you live with your feet in the mud and there's no time to be thinking about how you got in or how you're going to get out.
Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.