Awareness is the starting point of every quest and the outcome of every journey.

Authentic leadership is leadership that endures, because it exists as a function of the individual rather than a crowd of borrowed opinions.

Don't fight your thoughts. Allow them to come, but don’t cling to them. The small gaps between thoughts create the power in meditation.

Whenever you have a problem, take a few minutes to meditate. You’ll be amazed at the renewed clarity that you’ll bring to the issue.

Every hour, stop and ask: Am I really present in this moment? If not, what are my thoughts focused on? Doing this often will help you return to the present moment.

View every obstacle as an opportunity to grow.

Are your goals backed by burning desire or are you giving the Universe mixed signals?

When in doubt, check if your actions are aligned with your purpose.

What excites you? What do you do well? What can you do better? In short what does success mean to you?

Think of someone you care about and send loving thoughts in the present moment.

The sacredness of Christmas: glory to God in the highest holy heavens, peace on earth and goodwill to all people.

Niagara Falls is a magnificent fall of dancing, singing, glowing, and flowing liquid love that exists to reconnect broken hearts.

I’ve been surrounded by nitwits my entire life.

I think in any movie really the two most interesting parts are the protagonist and the antagonist.

You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the basics of acting: Who are you? Who are you talking to? How do you feel about that person?

It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.

It was quite a process to narrow more than 400 columns down to 80. I write weekly, though, and I don't always write about President [Barack] Obama, so that was the easy elimination.

You are pure potential.

Mathematics is an interesting intellectual sport but it should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining sensible information about physical processes.

The love we do not show here on Earth is the only thing that hurts us in the after-life.