So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.

You cannot control the results, only your actions.

Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.

Patience has all the time it needs.

That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.

While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.

One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.

Praise & esteem can feel good, which is fine, but don't look to them for inner peace & lasting happiness.

We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.

Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.

Any methodology for developing patience requires a multi-tiered approach.

I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

I've always been suspicious of collective truths.

Contrary to what many of you may imagine, a career in letters is not without its drawbacks - chief among them the unpleasant fact that one is frequently called upon to sit down and write.

Our enemies believed America was weak and materialistic, that we would splinter in fear and selfishness. They were as wrong as they are evil.

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter

During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement.

This war so far has cost us $125 billion and counting, because largely we decided to do it on our own, with only the United Kingdom as a paying, fully participating partner.

I had big dreams when I was a boy. And I can't say that I never saw a beach house in Malibu in those dreams.

If possible, leave room for your enemy to become your friend.