…there are no wrong turns, only unexpected paths.

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.

The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what's been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the results.

…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

The American Dream is one of success, home ownership, college education for one's children, and have a secure job to provide these and other goals.

Genius begins great works labor alone finishes them.

I'm the world heavyweight champion. I consider myself a citizen of the whole world.

Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.

According to the Privacy Rights Center, up to 10 million Americans are victims of ID theft each year. They have a right to be notified when their most sensitive health data is stolen.

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of grounds that demonstrate inferiority because we are all inferior to the ideals of humanness we have erected.

Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.

A closed mind stumbles over the blessings of life without recognizing them.

If higher unemployment is the price we have to pay in order to bring inflation down, then it is a price worth paying.

In Alabama this would be a capital case, and if we don't get justice in Australia we're going to pursue the death penalty here