Whenever something great happens, you’re always kind of poised for the universe to correct itself.

Don't think or judge, just listen.

There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.

Your actions is like a raindrop; it falls into the pond making ripples and then its over.

It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered--so many locks not enough keys.

Looking at the pond, all I could think was that it is an incredivle thing, how a whole world can rise from what seems like nothing at all.

If you didn't love him, this never would have happened. But you did. And accepting that love and everything that followed it is part of letting it go.

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.

Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.

Being brave and self-confident doesn't necessarily start inside...It starts with the rest of the world, and it leads back to you.

There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me.

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers from which they dare not dismount.

You don't try and put rockets under prime ministers.

Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas.

Pope John Paul II is the great. Only two other popes had that title. Does that suggest there is going to be a move for canonization?

Depending on what I'm working on, I come to the writing desk with entirely different mindsets. When I change form one to the other, it's as if another writer is on the scene.

I still sing on bits and pieces. Singing's something that I love to do, but it's not something that I pursue as a career.

I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others.

The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.

Organizational health is the single greatest competitive advantage in any business.