Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.

Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.

So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.

It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.

All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do.

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

Feel the feelings and drop the story.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

All situations teach you, and often it's the tough ones that teach you best.

I see not a step before me as I tread on another year But I've left the Past in God's keeping the Future His mercy shall clear And what looks dark in the distance may brighten as I draw near.

You can get spiritual things out of books and stories and they have nothing to do with religion.

Don't fuss about trifles. Don't permit little things-the mere termites of life-to ruin your happiness.

Style is the image of character.

Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.

I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldnt do it, but it was probably the best thing Ive ever done.

I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter.

With an iron-clad fist, I wake up and French-kiss the morning.

I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of things going on at the same time.

How rare and wonderful is that flash of a moment when we realize we have discovered a friend.