We can find true refuge within our own hearts and minds-right here, right now, in the midst of our moment-to-momen t lives.

Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.

Mindfulness is a pause - the space between stimulus and response: that's where choice lies.

Stopping the endless pursuit of getting somewhere else is the perhaps most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.

On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.

There are some things we can't choose, but in being present we can choose how we want to relate to them

Sometimes the easiest way to appreciate ourselves is by looking through the eyes of someone who loves us.

There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.

Radical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.

The most powerful healing arises from the simple intention to love the life within you, unconditionally, with as much tenderness and presence as possible.

Our attitude in the face of life's challenges determines our suffering or our freedom.

Those very habits promoting emotional distance keep us from experiencing the love we so desperately long for and the love we are meant to give away.

…In the very simplicity of her desire to punish herself appeared egoism in its purest form. Never before had this woman who seemed to think only of herself experienced an egoism so immaculate.

I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control.

With the tiger you're always on edge, and you always have to keep your distance. The monkey is far less threatening so you're more relaxed around the monkey, and I think that's actually hazardous.

[To] the progressive mind, the very concept of "the enemy" is obsolescent: there are no enemies, just friends whose grievances we haven't yet accommodated.

I would rather smoke one cigar than hear two sermons.

Not every corporation is a great bunch of people. Like in any group of people, you're gonna have bad apples, bad actors here and there.

Let us follow the truth whither so ever it leads.

I did not wanted to become the victim, so became the bully.

Being an actor is like winning the lottery. It's not really about your talent, it's right time, right place, right face.