We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.

Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.

So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.

It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.

All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do.

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

Feel the feelings and drop the story.

The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.

All situations teach you, and often it's the tough ones that teach you best.

I am happy and content because I think I am.

If it is our destiny to be hit by the train, we will be hit by the train. The only thing we can change is how the train turns us into a hamburger.

Human beings are the only creatures on Earth that allow children to come back home.

Sure, I like ice cream, but when you keep a healthy lifestyle, it's: Do you prefer sweets and crappy food, or do you prefer to have a nice body? It depends on what you want more.

My understanding of Chinese history is limited. So far, I have only scratched its surface; I wish I could find out more.

Had I as many souls as there be stars, I'd give them all for Mephistopheles!

I see the Calvin Klein girl as strong, fun, and confident.

Story is what's most important.

It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it is told.

We must think of innovation as doing a lot more for a lot less (money) for a lot more (people).