The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it.

We suffer because we want life to be different from what it is. We suffer because we try to make pleasurable what is painful, to make solid what is fluid, to make permanent what is always changing.

Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.

This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.

Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.

Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.

If we do not appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the human heart, how can we appreciate the sensitivity and subtlety of the natural world?

The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate.

Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.

We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future.

Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings.

By the time she awoke she couldn’t even remember if she had a dream or a nightmare. There had only been a deathlike peace.

I bought a backscrabber. One more reason to have no need for a relationship.

I didn't go to university, and so, every time that I work, I'm looking for a teacher in a way. I'm looking for people that I can learn from and to have the chance to work with people that I admire.

Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.

I think that in terms of who is known the world over, I would wager that it's probably someone like Mark Wahlberg or Dwyane Wade.

Love is giving with no expectations...Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.

We help other people because we can, or because it makes us feel good, not because we're counting on some future payback. There is a word for this; love.

Anybody who believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old needs psychiatric help.

We have the deepest respect and reverence for Islam and all who share the faith of Islam.

Cancer doesn’t care if you’re Republican or Democrat.