We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.

We are all too often told by someone that we are too old, too young, too different, too much the same, and those comments can be devastating.

We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.

We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.

Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.

The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patternsof fear & jealousy.

Trust yourself, because society always corrupt our confidence.

Life is a magical journey, so travel endlessly to unfold its profound and heart touching beauty.

Anyone who thinks that you can have infinite growth on a planet with finite resources is either a madman or an economist.

I take responsibility for my successes as well as my failures. But when I look at my professional mistakes, I'm always left with the feeling that maybe I should have done more.

We need to consider nominations as thoroughly and carefully as the American people deserve. No one is entitled to a free pass to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.

Everything passes. Joy. Pain. The moment of triumph; the sigh of despair. Nothing lasts forever - not even this.

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

Debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust and wide-open and that...may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials.