The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

Sometimes it is better not to talk about art by using the word "art". If we just act with awareness and integrity, our art will flower, and we don't have to talk about it at all.

The roots of war are in the way we live our daily lives —the way we develop our industries, build up our society, and consume goods.

Peace is based on respect for life, the spirit of reverence for life.

If we are aware of our lifestyle, our way of consuming, of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment we are alive.

Truth is found in life and not merely in conceptual knowledge.

We wanted peace. We did not care about anyone’s victory or defeat. We just wanted the bombs to stop falling on us.

Knowing I lov'd my books, he furnish'd me From mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom.

The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls but in the space within to be lived in.

I was born to be a remarkable woman it matters little in what way or how. ... I shall be famous or I will die.

Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive.

Indie world won't have me, and mainstream world treats me like an alien, but here I am still floating between these two worlds.

Corporate and government surveillance aren't separate; they're an alliance of interests.

Men are never brave, are they?

I'm never going to be a modern gal. I love colonial. I love early American. I love a big rectangular piece of brown furniture on a hardwood floor.

A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.

Throughout history the leaders of the countries have been very particular about what songs should be sung. We know the power of songs.