I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.

This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

The source of all light is in the eye.

Stay in the center, and you will be ready to move in any direction.

Don't make excuses. Make commitments and stick to them.

I don't rely on catchphrases or really like sing-along. I just do whatever I feel. Whatever the beat makes me say, I do that and I run with that. It's been working for me, so I'd be cool with that.

Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.

A refund for defective software might be nice, except it would bankrupt the entire software industry in the first year.

Video just accesses international information so much more readily.

The piano bar is the gateway to the halls of masturbation.

I used to listen to the radio, and when I was about 18 years old, B.B. King was a disc jockey and he had a radio program, 15 minutes a day, over in West Memphis, Arkansas and he would play the blues.

I was actually thinking about starting like an app where you can watch videos of me carrying Daniel [Radcliffe in Swiss Army Man].

Not changing your strategy merely because you're used to the one you have now is a lousy strategy.

I want the world to know that Shirley Sherrod is someone who is committed to helping others. I love people, and I love doing things that make a difference.