Never forget that music is too important to be left entirely in the hands of professionals.

Peace is not something you wish for, � it is something you make, something you are, something you do,�and something you give away.

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

I often say that I don't worry about the meaning of life-I can't handle that big stuff. What concerns me is the meaning in life-day by day, hour by hour, while I'm doing whatever it is I do. What counts is not what I do, but how I think about myself while I'm doing it.

You will continue to read stories of crookedness and corruption - of policemen who lie and steal, doctors who reap where they do not sew, politicians on the take. Don't be misled. They are news because they are the exceptions.

One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem.

There is nothing in your budget for joy. No books, no flowers, no music, not even a cold beer. And there is nothing in your budget to give away to someone else. We don’t help people who don’t have better values than you do.