"The only thing that isn't worthless: to..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, remember that your defining characteristic-what defines a human being-is to work with others.”

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

“A person's worth is measured by the worth of what he values.”

“A sentence should be read as if its author, had he held a plough instead of a pen, could have drawn a furrow deep and straight to the end.”

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.”

“I have never used Auto-Tune in a live television performance, and I have never used Auto-Tune in any of my concerts. That is a promise.”

“Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.”

“To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture.”

“However much we admire the orator's occasional bursts of eloquence, the noblest written words are commonly as far behind or abovethe fleeting spoken language as the firmament with its stars is behind the clouds.”