As we deepen in understanding, the arbitrary divisions between inner and outer disappear. The essence of life, the beauty and grandeur of life, is its wholeness.

Life is in the here and now. Either we meet it, we live it-or we miss it.

Nothing in life is trivial. Life is whole wherever and whenever we touch it, and one moment or event is not less sacred than another.

The life that the dawn brings us is the only life we have. Life is in the here and now, not in the there and afterwards.

When we see the wholeness of being born, living, and dying, there is a joy in living and a grace in dying.

Friendship inspires and enriches the lives of those who come together.

Literature sustains life because it captures death in its forward march. Clickety-clickety-clack, the wheels go round and round ...

Optimists are usually inexperienced.

You don't have to have to be rich like Oprah Winfrey or Rihanna to make a difference in somebody's life-To some people ten dollars feels like ten million dollars

... I have never met anybody who was sorry that they asked Jesus into their heart.

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes.

When entertainment works the best, you're creating an apparatus to convey emotions.

Lamar is just Lamar. My teammates probably can explain that a little better than I can. If I just go out there and do what I do and be myself, it shouldn't be a problem.

To put your life in danger from time to time... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities.

Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains.

It surely is far better to be disliked by somebody you don't love than by somebody you do. Even so, I mind. Even so, failing to love somebody is a failure.