The narrow edge between comfort and discomfort is to a yogi what a grain of sand is to an oyster.

Meditation alone cannot heal the world, but it can and does speed up the healing process.

The hardest part of any yoga practice is rolling out your mat.

When infused with compassion, even the most useless snake oils have the power to heal broken hearts and shattered souls.

The great paradox of life is that to fully live, we must let a piece of ourselves die.

Instead of asking, “How can I ease my suffering?” yoga would have us ask, “How can I better serve my brothers and sisters?” Because only in answering the latter can we hope to answer the former.

Standing at the end of a diving board looking at the water never made the water warmer, but it will make taking the plunge unnecessarily hard.

Sculpting the future and healing the past can only happen through mindful action in the present moment.

True power—not to be confused with worldly power—is found at that beautifuland sacred spot where will and surrender merge into an unstoppable force.

Forcing Your body into a yoga pose is like brushing your teeth with a wire brush. You may get rid of the plaque but gingivitis will be the least of your concerns.

If I’m going down, I’m going down with lipstick on.” ~Maggie Mae Castro

The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.

It was the era of photography. This may have influenced us, and played a part in our reaction against anything resembling a snapshot of life. (On the year 1905)

Here's to the day when the complete works of Leon Trotsky are published and widely distributed in the Soviet Union. On that day the USSR will have achieved democracy!

Gas prices - it is $6 a gallon here. People in L.A. are furious. You can't tell, of course, because of the Botox.

I actually remember feeling delight, at two o'clock in the morning, when the baby woke for his feed, because I so longed to have another look at him.

The great mind knows the power of gentleness.

There's no drug that'll make a stupid man smart.

Judge not for your flaws, but for your Triumphs!

Sir, you have tasted two whole worms; you have hissed all my mystery lectures and been caught fighting a liar in the quad; you will leave by the next town drain.