And as we are - the world is. That is, if we are greedy, envious, competitive, our society will be competitive, envious, greedy, which brings misery and war. The State is what we are.

Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.

A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.

The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end - you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.

Here is my secret: I don't mind what happens.

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.

Reality can be entered through the main door or it can be slipped into through a window, which is much more fun.

Let's do it right. This is for the ages.

Come as you are. If you are the blackest soul out of hell, trust Christ, and that act of trust shall make you clean.

The philosophy I shared... was one of ambition - ambition to succeed, ambition to grow, ambition to move forward - backed up by hard work.

It doesn't take a whole long life to realize that what we deserve to have, we rarely get.

For many of us, the road is a difficult one, but the path is always there for us to follow, no matter how many times we may fall.

Stereotypes work to help divide women from recognizing their common interests.

I am a figure skater, which helps me appreciate Newton's theory of mechanics.

The conduct of a wise politician is ever suited to the present posture of affairs. Often by foregoing a part he saves the whole, and by yielding in a small matter secures a greater.

There is no such thing as several Romanias, but only politicians who divide Romania depending on the interests of their parties and their clout.