“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.”

“The highest mandate of power is to ensure that it is never abused.”

“The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.”

“Judges are philologists of the highest order.”

“Patience is the highest form of self-control.”

“Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.”

“To venture causes anxiety, but not to venture is to lose one's self…. And to venture in the highest is precisely to be conscious of one's self.”

“Meditation, like masturbation, has until recently been considered a form of self-abuse.”

“The only abuse of drugs is the control of drugs by other people.... The only control is self-control.”

“To love the carnal self means to love the body-mind. I cannot abuse my body with alcohol, stress, and self-indulgence and still claim to love my self.”