Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.

I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave.

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason.

There is nothing wrong with your marriage if you're dealing with bills and kids and the broken garbage disposal and in-laws and work demands. That's a normal marriage.

Celebrate what you want to see more of.

In a way, fraud in business is no different from infidelity in marriage or plagiarism in scholarly work. Even people committed to high moral standards succumb.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?

Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.

I loved my mom so much because she had to work on a penny just to put food on the table... During the Depression in the United States, everybody had a tough time. And I was so hurt because she was crying that she didn't have any food for us for Thanksgiving.

I know. I'm lazy. But I made myself a New Years resolution that I would write myself something really special. Which means I have 'til December, right?

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

Bridges are perhaps the most invisible form of public architecture.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.

Architecture is the art of how to waste space.

The moment one gives close attention to anything, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.