Replace fear of your own inner experience with a curious, gentle, welcoming attitude—free of judgment, self-blame, and aversion.

When outcomes are uncertain, most of us spend a great deal of energy ruminating, worrying, and second-guessing ourselves. Not only is this a waste of time, but it makes us less likely to succeed

The skill of mindfulness allows you to remain grounded in the present moment even when you face difficult stressors, so that your stressful feelings feel more manageable..

Positive emotions and mental states may make people more resilient to stress, like sturdy tree branches that bend but don’t break when battered by a storm

By observing your judging mind, you can avoid automatically buying into these negative judgments...This transforms your experience of stress by taking the terror and panic out of it.

Do not share your thoughts with people who think that what you are thinking is not worth thinking.

...nobody would think of asking the U.N. General Assembly what it thinks because it is dominated by nations with no power and less legitimacy

There's nothing grimmer than the tragedy that wears a comic mask.

I think if the people of this country can be reached with the truth, their judgment will be in favor of the many, as against the privileged few

I think Kellie Martin, Reese Witherspoon and Claire Danes represent the future for women in film, and I would be honored to share the stage with any one of them.

A beautiful woman seductively dressed will never catch cold no matter how low-cut her gown.

You never really know about a quarterback until he plays in a real game.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

Everything must change, everything must move forward.

God is a spa-bath of water and we are all individual bubbles