A life without regret can be attained by full awareness of one's actions in their present moment.

With self-acceptance, we have the ability to choose compassion and forgiveness over anger and self-hatred.

Making peace with one's truth is to live in one’s own moment, moving passionately forward in joy.

Time that is spent dwelling on the past will surely continue in your present moment - and the future.

Through the trials and tribulations of life come the openness to receive greatness.

To eliminate the inner turmoil we must focus our attention inward and act with loving kindness to ourselves—and each other.

To surrender is not giving up the struggle, but finding peace within the struggle.

We are here not to make something of ourselves. We are here to Be ourselves.

Who you were is not who you are. Who you are, is what you will be.

The soul is stronger than the ego. It lives to BE, and give. We are of one Light, illuminating ourselves and those whom we love.

To believe in miracles in one thing...to know what miracle you want to manifest right now, and accept it, is another.

Metaphor is awkward, but emotion, by its nature, leaves you no more scalable approach.

Angels do not enter a house where there is a dog.

I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but if you have a goal, then it's your job to open up and let it be real no matter how scary it seems.

I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing.

When who you are and what you are is not decided by any external forces, then you are in dignity.

I think that you always learn something from working with good actors.

Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.

Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent, impressed by their elemental force.

Now while the German money is over for Hollywood, I still have $80 million to make movies, and we will have two things coming up: less major movies and the price for actors will go down.

The success of our popular government rests wholly upon the correct interpretation of the deliberate, intelligent, dependable popular will of America.