Love and trust are so powerful. They can literally change the fate of a person.

The best way to maximize your time is by not wasting time. This requires planning and having an awareness of how you spend your time throughout the day.

You should break away from unproductive routines that do not positively benefit you or make your life better.

...give yourself permission to change your world and others around you, in a positive way, with love and respect.

It is important that you never place limitations on learning, personal growth, traveling, reading and making a positive difference in your life and others.

surround yourself with people who allow you to be yourself, it does not mean be around others who do not have a sense of right or wrong, who lack respect, love and compassion for others.

Nothing has a greater influence over your life than your thoughts rather they are negative or positive.

When you set your mind to achieve something, you must allow yourself the opportunity to get it done.

What is written is merely the dregs of experience.

I'm not trying to prove that I'm capable of doing many things.

The fate of nations is intimately bound up with their powers of reproduction. All nations and all empires first felt decadence gnawing at them when their birth rate fell off.

Whatever the mind is taught to expect, that it will build, produce, and bring forth for you.

Have the right attitude in advanced practice. Feel that you are always a beginner in Zen. They refer to it as "beginners mind". I feel I am a beginner, always; because it's true.

As the universe accepted our show, more people began to accept me.

They gave me eyes. All of you are beautiful; you shine like stars. But I must go away with them.

Censorship is always cause for celebration. It is always an opportunity because it reveals fear of reform. It means that the power position is so weak that you have got to care what people think.

I would say that I probably had an unhealthy love affair with drinking. I grew up as this kind of insecure kid, you know, kind of making my way. And drinking took all of that away.

I'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my treadmill every day.