I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that"s how I operate my life.

You can"t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. read more

• Thought Depend Eyes Imagination Focus

Never respond to rudeness. When people are rude to you, they reveal who they are, not who you are. Don"t take it personally be silent. read more

• Thought Respond Rudeness People Rude They Reveal Take Personally Silent

A little poison now and then: that makes for pleasant dreams. And a lot of poison at the end, for a pleasant death. read more

• Thought Little Poison Makes for Pleasant Dreams Lot End Death

Try not to associate bodily defect with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason. read more

• Thought Try Associate Bodily Defect Mental Good Friend Except for Solid Reason

These are the four abuses: desire to succeed in order to make oneself famous; taking credit for the labors of others; refusal to correct one"s errors despite advice; refusal to change one"s ideas despite warnings. read more

• Thought These Four Abuses Desire Succeed Oneself Famous Taking Credit for Labors Others Refusal Correct Errors Despite Advice Change Ideas Warnings

It isn"t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control. read more

• Thought Come Spiritual Understanding Necessarily Religious Feeling Deep Down Spirit Within Begin Take Control

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focussing on what excites you. read more

• Knowledge open-mind Passion Energy Feel Power Comes from Focussing What Excites

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are. read more

• Thought Come Fame Understanding Define

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Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don"t fight them. Just find a new way to stand. read more

• Thought Challenges Gifts Force Us Search for New Center Gravity Fight Them Find Way Stand

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have. read more

• Thought Unless Choose Do Great Things Makes Difference How Much Rewarded Power