The highest intention comes from love and compassion ... when our intentions come from a place of love and compassion then we have the power of the universe.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

Some people avoid thinking deeply in public, only because they are afraid of coming across as suicidal.

Sometimes one doesn't have to be part of the experience to realize and learn from the experience.

The city takes a breath on Sunday. Of all that’s lost with the pursuit of what’s next, I hope we don’t lose that…

Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.

Go and wake up your cook.

The cramped monotony of my existence grinds me away by the grain.

The world does not need a war against 'terrorism', it needs a culture of peace based on human rights for all.

Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be.

I'm not like John Lennon, who thought he was the great Almighty. I just think I'm John Lennon.

When there's a lot of it around, you never want it very much.