"A man is literally what he thinks...." - Quote by James Allen

“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.”

“The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.”

“Cease to be a disobedient child in the school of experience, and begin to learn, with humility and patience, the lessons that are set for your ultimate perfection.”

“The mind is the most capricious of insects — flitting, fluttering.”

“Whatever sentence will bear to be read twice, we may be sure was thought twice.”

“Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse.”

“People had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person. They didn't see me, they saw their own lewd thoughts, then they white-masked themselves by calling me the lewd one.”

“It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.”

“Historically, actors have been made very famous for roles that were something that was far - - Richard Widmark comes to mind (playing Tommy Udo in "Kiss of Death") or something like that, where you do some famous role and everybody imitates you for the rest of your life. But obviously it's much more fun to play something you're not than it is to play something you are.”