Now, no matter what the mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.

Attention shifted to him like sunflowers turning to the sun.

hills that stand soft and a sky that stands high and blue, and the sun setting behind a windmill, and always, always, hazy strings of mountains that fall and fall away on the horizon.

One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.

And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.

Nothing good came free. Even love. You paid for all things. And if you were poor, suffering was your currency.

But time, it is like charm. You never have as much as you think.

The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.

I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.

Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it.

Let your work speak, Let your work scream, Let your work live, Forever.

Cats names are more for human benefit. They give one a certain degree more confidence that the animal belongs to you.

I love Adele, I want her to be my best friend. She could come to the U.S., live with me and sing to me every morning.

Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that.

The temple is holy because it is not for sale.

I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Chanukah.

I'm trying to build an empire, because after this, I cannot get a normal job

To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered.

The life of the consciousness is boundless. It interpenetrates the world and is woven in all its imagery. Therefore, we must listen closely to our inner voice.