I try to impress upon my students the importance of looking, listening... paying attention, in other words. You must pay attention.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.

We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

For better or worse, honeybees are often much too busy to be bothered with personal reflection.

Expectations create and shape reality.

My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.

When everyone is moving towards depravity, no one seems to be moving, but if someone stops he shows up the others who are rushing on, by acting as a fixed point.

It keeps you fit - the alcohol, nasty women, sweat on stage, bad food - it's all very good for you.

all children blackmail their parents with their innocence.

It's great when you can just focus your whole attention on the music and hear all of the decisions and choices that were made.

Islam, the religion of peace and any terrorism that happens, is not really Islamic or Islamic inspired. This is called a willful blindness. It's also political correctness.

I'm quite a neurotic thinker, quite an adrenalized person. But after meditation, I felt this beautiful serenity and selfless connection.

All great poets have been men of great knowledge.