Progress is mediation comes swiftly for those who try their hardest.

There is always a light within us that is free from all sorrow and grief, no matter how much we may be experiencing suffering.

Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists.

It is not enough to have intuitions; we must act on them; we must live them.

Success is nearest to those whose efforts are intense and sincere.

Be happy for those who are happy, have compassion towards the unhappy, and maintain equanimity towards the wicked.

Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked.

The longest journey begins with a single step.

For those who have an intense urge for Spirit and wisdom, it sits near them, waiting.

If you can control the rising of the mind into ripples, you will experience Yoga.

Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.

There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism.

When you get a black belt, it’s not the number of techniques you know, but how well you know them.

I have a pretty good understanding of animals.

Take chaotic mathematics, for instance. The universe is chaos. But chaos is whimping out. There is no chaos. There are just different levels of order in the universe.

I try to make puzzles range all the way from easy to hard, and to leave many open at once.

My dream had been shattered, but then re-created, fashioned into something with more meaning and becoming more precious.

You will go on blundering, for only he who does nothing avoids errors.

Marriage is like a fine aged wine. It has to endure its Time of Fermenting before its full-bodied Flavor and Bouquetcan be appreciate.

It's always nice to work with someone you have a history with. It just makes it easier to click back into that dynamic and have a lot of fun.

There are a lot of really funny guys who are very natural in what they do: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen.