No one can give you the strength of character necessary... Only you can find that passion within that burns with an integrity that will not settle for anything less than the Truth.

The biggest embrace of love you'll ever make is to embrace yourself completely. Then you'll realize you've just embraced the whole universe, and everything and everybody in it.

The more in harmony you are with the flow of your own existence, the more magical life becomes.

What the universe will manifest when you are in alignment with it is a lot more interesting than what you try to manifest

Real meditation is not about mastering a technique; it's about letting go of control.

True freedom is to be free from the desire to be free from anything.

Why is it that so few people are truly free? Because they try to conform to ideas, concepts, and beliefs in their heads.

The light of consciousness has no mind to change or alter anything. There is no sense that anything needs to change, but it does change.

The biggest barrier to awakening is the belief that it is something rare.

The goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is to create Christs, not Christians.

If we look at the world around us, we see that we are conditioned to not listen deeply. Because isn't that what silence is? It's a listening, a deep wordless listening.

Good leaders are always in the “act” of leading. They listen as much to others as they listen to themselves.

Be as thou wast wont to be.

In this coming year, I will seek knowledge from those wiser than me and try to teach those who wish to learn from me. I love being alive, and I will be the best man I possibly can.

I have a jar at home, and I put pennies in it whenever I curse. The other day I spilled the jar. I owe it about $25.

I'm not big on the Beavers right now, I know David Pollack is big on the Beavers, he's sipping that Beaver juice.

What a test that is: more than devotion, admiration, passion. If you long and long for someone’s company you love them.

The App Store has democratized the creation of content. As a 12-year-old kid, I was able to put my application on the store. No one knows whos behind the screen so you cant tell Im a 12-year-old.

I only ever privately tell people stuff for the scene. And I often ask what they feel is right. Normally, by the time that we're filming, if it doesn't work, it always the script.

Style is the most ephemeral thing I know. It's not about how effective you are it's about how you are effective.

A novel is often a longer process in handling self-doubt.