You get lost because you think there is somewhere to go. If you give up believing in a goal or a destination, then you cannot get lost. In the present moment, there is no destination.

We are on a journey of becoming that which we already are. That is the impossible paradox of our lives.

Everything that happens is designed to awaken us. Everything.

The past is gone. The future never arrives. In truth, there is no life outside of this moment!

It disguises it’s thoughts as your thoughts, it’s feelings with your feelings, you think it’s you.

There is no greater power than the power of love, which arises from Presence. It overcomes all resistance.

When you are present, you are transcendent of the mind and ego and so you can witness your mind and ego. You can be conscious of your thoughts without being lost in them when they arise.

The underlying motivation that drives all addiction is our insistence on avoiding pain. However, the pain you are avoiding is based in the past, and has nothing to do with the present moment.

As you awaken, the present moment becomes your home. You still play in the world of time, but you're not identified with the story unfolding there.

Everything that occurs in your life is part of God's plan to wake you up.

When you are truly present, you illuminate everything around you.

Where else, " I will say, "does an old turtle crossing the path Make all the difference in the world?

Got enough leg room there, Rossiter?" Marc asked."You bet. If not I'll just make use of the overhead bin.

...I gave up on being a journalist - I thought having a point of view was more important than being objective.

If you get down about the state of American culture, just remember there are still more public libraries in this country than there are McDonalds.

There are a number of contemporary playwrights whom I admire enormously, but that's not at all the same thing as being influenced.

I think I've always had a disconnect from what I'm supposed to be like.

You can't take no Chinese man and give him no Puerto Rican woman and talking like they're in love and emotionally in love and physically.

I'm an introvert at heart... And show business - even though I've loved it so much - has always been hard for me.

When you manage to express something with a look and the music instead of saying it with words or having the character speak, I think it's a more complete work.

My father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future.