To a Buddhist, contradictions only exist in a mind that has been forced to cultivate them.

I don't want enlightenment, I want him. Sorry Buddha, I loved him more than you.

Don't ask me when I first mastered the obvious.

I am moonlighting for the Buddha.

Your fear of letting go prevents you from letting go of your fear of letting go.

Las Vegas is the expression, in glitter and concrete, of Americas brittle and mutating id.

Expecting to be wrong about most things most of the time brings, finally, the kind of humility that leads to peace. I think.

Just studying Buddhism, then meditating and going to Buddhist monasteries, talking to Buddhist monks, combined with the Thai people themselves, changed the way I look at the world.

When you notice light seeping into your coffin, it's hard to go on pretending that you're still dead.

The world other than as advertised can be an amazing place.

There are plenty of brilliant people who are too stressed out to read challenging literary novels.

In life, you often get what you expect.

In the real world, 90% of the money spent on medical research is focused on conditions that are responsible for just 10% of the deaths and disability caused by diseases globally.

There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.

We get a better book when everyone's allowed to do their best work on it. I don't want to prevent anybody from bringing their ideas to a project.

Rational arguments don't usually work on religious people. Otherwise, there wouldn't be religious people.

I get along fine with the press.

The facts of life are conservative.

So, this is my government's agenda: educate your daughter and save your daughter.

God places His saints where they will bring the most glory to Him, and we are totally incapable of judging where that may be.

I love action films. I'd love to do an action drama. I'm always looking to give my character something action-oriented to do.