Worry is most often a prideful way of thinking that you have more control over life and its circumstances than you actually do.

Worry is most often a prideful way of thinking you have more control over life and its circumstances than you actually do

What an anchor is to a ship, hope is to the soul. Both ships and souls are kept safe by a firm, secure anchor that keeps holding despite turbulent winds and churning tides.

I've concluded that I learned far more from my failures than from my successes.

Those struggling with life-threatening thoughts do not feel connected to others. They feel all alone- even alone in the midst of a crowd.

Suicide is a desperate attempt to get out of what seems to be an intolerable situation. It appears to be a way of escape from the pain of living.

Before a baby is born, you have a baby shower, not a fetus shower.

Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.

Buddhism is all about science. If science is the systematic pursuit of the accurate knowledge of reality, then science is Buddhism, Buddhism is science.

I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life.

I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

Science is not a sacred cow. Science is a horse. Don’t worship it. Feed it. [Addressing a group of prospective contributors to an Israeli scientific research program]

The question then is, how much are you willing to give?" And I answered, "Anything." A breath later, Zane echoed my response with, "Everything.

One thing about a skater: they never quit. So a skater, to sum it up, is awesome.

I'm not even sure who my audience is.