A successful creative expression is one in which the person who has expressed it was transformed for having encountered it

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.

There is no devil but fear.

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

I was brought up by a really proud, supportive family, so I have that sort of grounding.

All over the sky a sacred voice is calling your name.

But I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh

Elvis' early music has drama because as he sang he was escaping limits.

If you're walking the path of the dreamer, everything is possible.

Determination doesn't make it easier, it makes it possible.

Speaking out and creating art that truly reflects the world we live in goes part of the way towards doing that. At least that's what I hope.

The leader's role is to define reality, then give hope