In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create disticntions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.

Watching 'Girls' has just given me renewed courage.

To succeed, you have to do something and be very bad at it for a while. You have to look bad before you can look really good.

I am fully aware of what the word 'fat' means ... It's a swear word. It's a weapon. It's a sociological subspecies. It's an accusation, dismissal, and rejection.

A good actor makes clear the meaning of the words. A better actor gives also the emotion of the part. The best actor adds emotion of which the character is unconscious.

No matter what you wear... to me, you will always have diamonds on the soles of your shoes.

You can't disassemble a bomb unless you understand how it was built.

Our body is a machine for living.

We use NVC to evaluate ourselves in ways that engender growth rather than self-hatred.

The written word is the only anchor we have in life. How extraordinary would it be if we had even three or four paragraphs written honestly about their lives by our ancestors?

At this point, realism is perhaps the least adequate means of understanding or portraying the incredible realities of our existence.