Buddha also said that the Dharma, like a bird, needs two wings to fly, and that the wing that balances Wisdom is compassion.

The Buddha’s criteria for Wise Speech include—in addition to the obvious expectation that speech be truthful— that it be timely, gentle, motivated by kindness, and helpful.

The next-to-last sentence that the Buddha is reported to have spoken as he was dying, before his final sentence of encouragement to his community, was “Transient are all conditioned things.

We will always think about a change of attitude from others. Will we ever think about the same in ourself?

Half the spiritual life consists of remembering what we are up against and where we are going.

I can not imagine my life if I didn't have a music program in my school.

Just follow that one road the whole time!... I hope they don't get lost, I'm so bad at giving directions.

Holding back our thoughts, feelings and behaviors can place people at risk for minor and major diseases.

I think the way NOW characterized Smith Barney is disgraceful. I am appalled that an organization like that would not have reserved judgment (until) making their own investigation.

When you were riding on the crest of a wave, youwere most likely to be missing out on something.

Love cannot be seeded into someone. It is a fire that is difficult to kindle but once it takes on, it is equally difficult to extinguish.

What makes a woman stylish is what she has to say and how she chooses to live her life.

I've decided. I'm going to become a Shinigami. Become a Shinigami and change things. So that they'll end... without Rangiku having to cry.