A miracle is not the breaking of physical laws, but rather represents laws which are incomprehensible to us.

Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.

The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.

If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.

Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.

It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the 'I Am,' our real presence, can awaken.

Never think of results, just do!

Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.

He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for.

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.

One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.

One of the surest ways to live a life that's full of disappointments, is to expect people to be perfect.

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.

It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place.

Culture has never the translucidity of custom; it abhors all simplification. In its essence it is opposed to custom, for custom is always the deterioration of culture.

Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.

Nobody can ever take Michael Jackson's place, it's only one Michael.

There is a type of writer that can happily bury themselves in the country and dig very deep, but I'm not like that.

Everything goes. I am working very hard at not thinking about how everything goes.

We are not old unless we desire to be.