To be adult in relationship is not to be conflict-free, it's to resolve conflicts mindfully.

Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.

We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny.

Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.

A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you" but to keep benefiting from the strength it has awakened.

Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way of participating in our own evolution.

Most people think of love as a feeling, but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present.

Spirituality is the intersection of three paths: letting go of ego, an unconditional yes to the conditions of human existence, and an immeasurable compassion.

I see that mankind still survives after all its attempts to destroy itself and so I surmise that it is the law of love that rules mankind.

When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future.

It is not that practice makes perfect but that practice is perfect, combining effort with an openness to grace.

the glory of the protagonist is always paid for by a lot of secondary characters

The history of science is the saga of nature defying common sense.

The saddest sorrow is to desire death while you have life.

I think the film gives you a picture of a person. It gives you a complete picture.

With fame, I'm able to create more. With every success, you have more freedom to create.

Cherry cobbler is shortcake with a soul.

Do not take too artificial a view of mankind but judge them from a natural standpoint, deeming them neither over good nor over bad.

i know he's been looking forward to this--and i know that i've been looking forward to this. but now i have to stop looking forward and start looking at where i am. it's hard.

Youth as glimpsed by its elders is a story that comes from afar, showing itself as either lovely to look at or a torment to endure.

Email is not going to disappear. Possibly ever. Until the robots kill us all.