When you see your own desire to be happy, you can't avoid seeing the same desire in others.

If we could see the whole truth of any situation, our only response would be one of compassion.

All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment.

Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It's always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in us, we've simply learned to see how strong and safe we really are.

When you transform your mind, everything you experience is transformed.

The opportunity to experience yourself differently is always available.

Happiness and unhappiness are not primarily created by the material world or the physical body. First and foremost, they are decisions of the mind.

The mind is the source of all experience, and by changing the direction of the mind, we can change the quality of everything we experience.

When we become fixed in our perceptions we lose our ability to fly.

There's no difference between what is seen and the mind that sees it.

Within our perceived weaknesses and imperfections lies the key to realizing our true strength.

I think we spend more time thinking of things to deal with than just letting them go. When we quiet our minds, that’s true freedom.

Forgiveness is a transformative act because it asks you to be a more empathetic and compassionate person, thereby making you better than the person you were when you were first hurt.

Consider a clock thermostat, and set it so that you're not using energy when you don't need it, when you're out of your house.

So, you know, I always say that I'm a Mexican, but if I had to be a citizen of anywhere else, I'd be a citizen of Manhattan. I feel very much a New Yorker.

Rapid population growth and technological innovation, combined with our lack of understanding about how the natural systems of which we are a part work, have created a mess.

If you’re comparing the badness of two words and you won’t even say one of them [the n-word], that’s the worse word.

My grandmother lived with us for a short time while I was a child. Old people tend to be slightly more eccentric - they can behave the way they want.

Al was cruel, vindictive, angry, elegant, powerful. He gave me strength, he gave me wisdom, not only about magic, but about myself. He was a lot like Trent, only harsher around the edges.

If nobody quotes you, you haven't said a thing worth saying.

Disconnect your identity from what you produce, and that’s a hard thing for us because we think of our significance, worth and value based on what we do instead of who we are.