Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines.

Every morning is like a new reincarnation into this world. Let us take it then for what it is and live each moment anew.

When it seems humanly impossible to do more in a difficult situation, surrender yourself to the inner silence and thereafter wait for a sign of obvious guidance or for a renewal of inner strength.

That deep silence has a melody of its own, a sweetness unknown amid the harsh discords of the world's sounds.

Your self is sacred; be true to it.

When every situation which life can offer is turned to the profit of spiritual growth, no situation can really be a bad one.

The Quest not only begins in the heart but also ends there.

You may accept the inevitable with bitterness and resentment or with patience and grace. Mere acceptance is not sufficient.

Worry is spiritual short sight... Its cure is intelligent faith.

Meditation is THE fundamental practice of the Quest.

The world is our school for spiritual discovery.

Things fall apart. But things don't just fall apart. People break them.

The only reason I ever thought about retiring from the front part of the camera as opposed to the back is sometimes you think, "How many roles are there for someone my age?"

We must be afraid of neither poverty nor exile nor imprisonment; of fear itself only should we be afraid.

Health is a good thing; but sickness is far better, if it leads us to God.

I think that an obsession with art history gave rise to the work.

Let's be cheerful! We have no more right to steal the brightness out of the day for our own family than we have to steal the purse of a stranger.

Birth control is the means by which woman attains basic freedom.

Forget about shortcuts. Instead, enjoy the wonders of your path.

We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.

Mat had tried to make her say she saw a hat floating around Mat's head. That would persuade Tuon to stop trying to get rid of his, would it not?