I vow to live fully in each moment.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.

Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

It was like waking from a nightmare to a worse nightmare.

The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.

I've made all my money on my own without my family and I work very hard.

Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted.

There hasn't been one moment in my career where I felt I didn't have any control over the creative aspects of my records.

In Turkey, you're not allowed to be left alone in the hospital. The nurse teaches the family how to do things, and somebody is always there with the patient.

Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one's commitment.

A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents.

The feeble soul merely whines and complains.

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables plays a role in reducing the risk of all the major causes of illness and death