To make sure you are not asleep when the sun begins to rise.

Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak.

The life of the body is the soul; the life of the soul is God.

A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, "You are mad; you are not like us."

Charity is the soul of faith, makes it alive; without love, faith dies.

The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit.

Dogs are animals that poop in public and you're supposed to pick it up. After a week of doing this, you've got to ask yourself, "Who's the real master in this relationship?"

My girlfriend is upset about her new haircut. I don't understand why she's crying. I'm the one who has to get a new girlfriend.

He prays best who does not know that he is praying.

Christians must lean on the Cross of Christ just as travelers lean on a staff when they begin a long journey.

I've got a kid in Africa that I feed, that I clothe, that I school, that I inoculate for 75 cents a day. Which is practically nothing compared to what it cost to send him there.

The art of making much show with little substance.

The enemy is within, and within stays within, and we can't get out of within.

I have a tremendous amount of respect for military families. To have to worry about your loved ones and still try and live a normal life is extremely hard.

Schedule in rest in any pursuit. There’s always another peak, but look back and admire the view for a moment. You have to actually practice that - it’s a balance.

For me, myth is the 'common' language of us all.

Daydreaming with pencil and paper is a respectable form of meditation.

The sound of the drum drives out thought; for that very reason it is the most military of instruments.

The problem is not a lack of understanding of what we are saying and doing; the problem is difference of opinion about what to do.

A monk is holy and great until he starts teaching you the real Dharma

I love living. I think that's infectious, it's something you can't fake.