When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd / And the great star early droop'd in the western sky in the night, / I mourn'd, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

We were together. I forget the rest.

Either define the moment or the moment will define you.

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

Be curious, not judgmental.

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

The truth is simple. If it was complicated, everyone would understand it.

When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God.

All theories are legitimate, no matter. What matters is what you do with them.

A monster, some called her. But in the shadows, only said in whispers, she was an angel in red.

The attainment of justice is the highest human endeavor.

When I go and work with people, I never say, 'Your dog is changed for the rest of its life.' It's like a diet. You've got to maintain a discipline and ritual in your life to keep a certain figure.

Gratitude is the appreciation of what is, of life, of existence, of anybody and anything, for just the way it is.

Life is invisible. The illusion is that what we perceive is in some way not a reflection of self. Life reflects the field of attention that we're in.

Persecution matures young rebels.

People cultivate these fully formed personalities.

When I listen to 'Nevermind,' I hate the production, but there's something about it that almost makes me cry at times.

People know I was the last true champion.