I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

Nothing is as easy as it looks.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

And this sensitivity will create new friendships for you - friendships with trees, with birds, with animals, with mountains, with rivers, with oceans, with stars. Life becomes richer as love grows.

I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.