The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.

To be great is not a word but work that makes a word.

If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldn't you help him?

My dad keeps joking about sneaking into my grandparents' house and switching out their HBO for PBS so they think I'm on 'Downton Abbey.

If there is a solution to a problem, there is no need to worry. And if there is no solution, there is no need to worry.

It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn't catch the remark because I wasn't paying attention.

Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.

Everything in your life might be good, but there's still this notion that everything is not going to be okay, that there's more pain and suffering to come down the road.