When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.

As I walked out the door to my freedom I knew that, if I did not leave all the anger, hatred and resentment behind, I would remain a prisoner.

Anybody can become angry—that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.

There is but one thing of real value—to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence.

No man should be angry with what is true.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men—the other 999 follow women.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg crackles as if she had laid an asteroid.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.