Every day, human beings are worth less. That's the triumph of capitalism. The money gets made, and the fewer people we need to make that money.

The beauty of love is that in giving it away, you are left with more than you had before.

Awakening into love is a lifelong path.

The drug war is a holocaust in slow motion.

A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy.

People from here will often say, "I'm not from the United States, I'm from New Orleans."

To be told you've won a MacArthur fellowship is very flattering and gratifying personally.

Genuine inner freedom is the ultimate aim of life. It is the unspoken goal of every thought you have and every action you take.

Life is too short to carry the burden of a heavy heart. It does not serve you or anyone else. Free yourself through the power of forgiveness and compassion.

The best #‎ gift we can give in any interaction is to leave people feeling lighter, #‎ happier , and more at #‎ peace .

It is your birthright to have a life of meaning and purpose. Whether or not the people in your life have consistently celebrated your incarnation, you deserve to celebrate your existence.

Seeds do not make a sound when growing, but can even reach the sky. Learn from them.

Time wounds all wholes. To exist in Time is to suffer through an endless exile, a successive severing from those precious few moments of feeling at home in the world.

ELECTOR, n. One who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the man of another man's choice.

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

Even if language is a living evolving organism, we don't have to embrace all the changes that occur during our lifetimes. If language is so alive, it can get sick.

He was like an undead boomerang. A zomberang.

They probably would've taken Jesus if he hadn't been nailed down.

In presence, there is no right or wrong, because there is no duality. There is no judgment.

The eating. By a small sample we may judge of the whole piece.

She was, in other words, the kind of girl who made the rest of us look bad, and whenever she glanced my way, I couldn't help but feel guilty, even though I hadn't done anything wrong.