“People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.”

You can either be a host to God, or a hostage to your ego. It’s your call.

Self-actualized people are independent of the good opinion of others.

Within all of us is a divine capacity to manifest and attract all that we need and desire.

Heaven is a state of mind, not a location, since Spirit is everywhere and in everything.

You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you.

Everything I need now is here.

The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of the state of your mind.

Transformation literally means going beyond your form.

I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not.

Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.

Everything that’s created comes out of silence. Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Your words come out of this void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness.

By taking responsibility for how you choose to respond to anything or anyone, you’re aligning yourself with the beautiful dance of life.

Look for the blessing in all situations.

Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find.

Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.

Don’t die with the music still in you.

At a certain age I just stopped arguing. I realized that there was no way [my father] could see, because for him to approve of what I was doing, he would have to have some belief in me as a musician.

When we experience the power of the Self, there is an absence of fear, there is no compulsion to control, and no struggle for approval or external power.

You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

A large number of us have developed a feeling that architects tend to design houses for the approval of fellow architects and critics, not for the tenants.

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Can you seek your own approval instead of theirs?

Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.