I've learned that selflessness is a practice, not a place; a journey much more than a destination.

It's important to stop and realize what we have, why we have it and how privileged we are. And from that place, start caring and get a lot done.

The gardener knows how to turn garbage into compost. Therefore our anger, sadness, and fear is the best compost for our compassion.

A true friend sticks with you through thick and thin no matter what.

I remember Mom always telling me that all in all in the end the only one you really have is God.

This really is my life's work, to go where there is suffering.

The sun doesn't determine the brightness of the day, you do.

I find God in the suffering eyes reflected in mine. If this is how you are revealed to me, this is how I will forever seek you.

I have been shown in darkness, light [and] have learned that, even in prison, one can be free.

Maya (deceit) means that one cannot see the nature of things as they are but sees them in a different form.

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

I warn the marauder dragging plunder, chaotic, rich beyond all rights: he'll strike his sails, harried at long last, stunned when the squalls of torment break his spars to bits.

Body language is so important, as is composition. You can not say something, and then the body reacts, and it says a lot of things dialogue can also say.

Nobody likes to fail but failure is an essential part of life and of learning. If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game.

I now see how gifts like courage, compassion, and connection only work when they are exercised. Every day.

I don't like a lot of social programs either because it makes you non-productive.

While the days of parenting may seem so long, the years are so short.

We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.

He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.