Getting stressed and struggling to change the outcome of any past event is like arguing with an echo to make it see your point of view.

You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

Love is effortless attention.

The greatest power you possess in life is your understanding that life gives you a fresh start any moment you choose.

Life isn't a race to win, it's a school for our higher education.

Trying to “fix” the people in your life that cause you pain is like massaging your shoes because your feet ache.

The limit of your present understanding is not the limit of your possibilities.

We are not here on earth to change our destiny, but to fulfill it.

Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing.

Knowledge without Spirit is like finding yourself on a cold night with all the wood in the world and no flame to ignite it.

I had learned that you should always shout louder than your aggressor.

Maybe the secret to continued success is as simple as knowing that your past successes could be done so much better now.

Travelling, he'd always thought, was where he'd meet his other self. Somewhere in a foreign place, he would bump into the bit of himself which was lost.

If you ask me if I think I will be sober in 24 hours time I can say yes, but in two years I can't tell you. I could be dead.

Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary.

We are no longer citizens, we no longer have leaders. We're subjects, and we have rulers.

Dancing is the last word in life. In dancing one draws nearer to oneself.

If you don't have a burning passion for writing, how can you expect anyone else to be moved by what you write?

But if capitalism had built up science as a productive force, the very character of the new mode of production was serving to make capitalism itself unnecessary.