Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do read more

Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do somebody elses work perfectly.

When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred and that each act is an
act of choice and therefore read more

When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred and that each act is an
act of choice and therefore sacred, then life is a sacred dance lived
consciously each moment. When we live at this level, we participate in the
creation of a better world.

No man is hurt but by himself.

No man is hurt but by himself.

Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction.

Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction.

There is something to that old saying that hate injures the hater, not
the hated.

There is something to that old saying that hate injures the hater, not
the hated.

There isn't any luck that enters into anything, unless it's poker or shooting dice, maybe. There is no luck to read more

There isn't any luck that enters into anything, unless it's poker or shooting dice, maybe. There is no luck to merchandising. There is no luck in going out and working from early in the morning to long after dinner. That is not luck, it's work.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it
is the spirit behind your actions and read more

It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it
is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner
state.

A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories read more

A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories high rises from hodfuls of earth; A journey of a
thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet.