The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

Cruelty to animals is an enormous injustice; so is expecting those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder to do the dangerous, soul-numbing work of slaughtering sentient beings on our behalf.

Yoga will always be transformationa l, even when it stops being cool.

In this moment, there is plenty of time. In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this moment, there is infinite possibility.

Every person you see has stories, and every person you see has a few that would break your heart. We deserve each other's respect simply because we've survived all we have and kept going anyway.

Growing into your future ... requires a dedication to caring for yourself as if you were rare and precious, which you are, and regarding all life around you as equally so, which it is.

If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it.

Your mission isn't a project to check off your list. It's a commitment to which to dedicate your life.

As I see it, a green salad is an open invitation to carrots, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and the sprouts that grow in jars on my kitchen counter.

If you only knew who you really are, you'd be starstruck

Just remember that those things that get attention flourish.

All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.

Emotions embarassed her except when she sang. My dad said that was exactly why she sang.

I didn't enjoy what was happening but I enjoyed who I was while I was watching it. It offered evidence of my own inclination toward empathy.

It was one of those perfect summer days - the sun was shining a breeze was blowing the birds were singing and the lawnmower was broken.

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.

Today people are a hundred times more interested in the personality of the person they are with than the clothes he wears.

Hustle is the most important word--EVER.

Love is the one thing stronger than desire and the only proper reason to resist temptation.

The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas.

I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.