Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.

It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.

Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.

I have never met an aggressive person who wasn’t a fearful person.

True love heals and affects spiritual growth. If we do not grow because of someone else’s love, it’s generally because it is a counterfeit form of love.

We cannot heal what we cannot feel.

I believe that this neglected, wounded, inner child of the past is the major source of human misery.

Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.

To truly be committed to a life of honesty, love and discipline, we must be willing to commit ourselves to reality.

I was cranked to a fifth gear, and everything I did, I did on a deadline.

Here today, may be gone tomorrow! Never take anyone or nothing for granted! Be sure to count your blessing daily because tomorrow isn't promised.

Nothing is real but dreams and love.

Life and hope for the world are to be found only in the deeds of love.

What is any achievement, however great it was, once time itself is dead?

Thirty-seven percent of gamblers dip into their savings to fulfill their habit

I'm a painter in my dreams, you know.

You try to stay within the rules for the sake of the game, but you can always turn up the intensity.

For me, I walk a line of fame and infamy. I walk the line of celebrity and non-celebrity.

I have to say that my husband and my children are so tough, there really is no space for pretension.