In order to live the life we desire, and set the intention for greater happiness and more meaningful connections with others, we have to release the hold that our past has on us

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

Friends don’t build cages for each other.

Success isn't about the end result, it's about what you learn along the way.

My main problem is that over and over again, I try to get all my characters to say stuff that I think is so witty or erudite you know, so that everybody will go.

I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.

it is harder to be philosophical when you are young.

The men of action are, after all, only the unconscious instruments of the men of thought.

Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.

Ive read an awful lot of books, Ive read alot of awful books

As an artist you are free to use any image, any style, any idea from any culture and any period of history.

Angels and ministers of grace defend us.