quotes

On Power

“Believe in the power of your thoughts, as these will influence your choice of words. Believe in the power of your words, as these influence your actions. Believe in the power of your actions for these become the reality of your daily life. Don’t allow others to create your life by hijacking your thoughts, corrupting your words, and dictating your actions!”

Les Brown

On Character

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”

Mother Teresa

On Mel Brooks

On Humor:

“If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.”

On Life:

“Look, I don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive you’ve got to flap your arms and legs, you’ve got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you’re not alive.”