Consider first, man, what the matter is, and what your own nature is able to bear. If you would be a wrestler, consider your shoulders, your back, your thighs; for different persons are made for different things.

According to him the faculty of choice distinguishes humans from irrational animals. We can make considered choices among 'impressions' or 'appearances', meaning anything that comes within range of our senses, together with whatever thoughts and feelings these sensations evoke. While all animals are subject to impressions, those of humans differ by virtue of the fact that we possess the power of language and reason (both faculties expressed by the single word logos).

End the habit of despising things that are not within your power

You cannot choose the era, nationality, family, and body into which you are born. But to act well in your given role—this is your sphere of power.

Free is the person who lives as he wishes - And cannot be coerced, impeded, or compelled, whose impulses cannot be thwarted, who always gets what he desires, and never has to experience what he would rather avoid.

Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it...

You know, when you get old, you see that everything is a joke. All the things you were passionate about don't mean a thing. You only did them to keep busy.

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.

People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.

Again, Be careful to make a good improvement of precious time.

Gosh, my own podcast, Las Culturistas,' is so unstructured and loose. There's no preparation that goes into it. It's just about plugging in and playing.

I don't want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president of this country.