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Joy is prayer. Joy is strength. Joy is love. Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage.
Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.
Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that's beautiful.
If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.
God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I'.
It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.
Personally, I just think rap music is the best thing out there, period. If you look at my deck in my car radio, you're always going to find a hip-hop tape; that's all I buy, that's all I live, that's all I listen to, that's all I love.
Openness, respect, integrity — these are principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that you make.
If you care enough to look right, you care enough to act right. And vice versa.
A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.
You have to think a little smarter, be proactive, not reactive.
Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful.
You get a new year, you get a new start, you get a new opportunity.
I never feel lonely if I've got a book — they're like old friends. Even if you're not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they're part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life.
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
