By the time a man is 35 he knows that the images of the right man, the tough man, the true man which he received in high school do not work in life.

To be wild is not to be crazy or psychotic. True wildness is a love of nature, a delight in silence, a voice free to say spontaneous things, and an exuberant curiosity in the face of the unknown.

... where a man's wound is, that is where his genius will be.

We did not come to remain whole. We came to lose our leaves like the trees, Trees that start again.

The door to the soul is unlocked; you do not need to please the doorkeeper, the door in front of you is yours, intended for you, and the doorkeeper obeys when spoken to.

Every part of you that you do not love will regress and become hostile towards you.

We make the path by walking.

It’s all right if you grow your wings on the way down.

There are a lot of men who are healthier at age fifty then they have ever been before, because a lot of their fear is gone.

The beginning of love is a horror of emptiness.

Every noon as the clock hands arrive at twelve, I want to tie the two arms together, And walk out of the bank carrying time in bags.

The size of your paycheck shouldn’t determine your child’s future.

I firmly believe that the two most important times in a person's life are when they are born and when they find out why they were born.

Daydream transports the dreamer outside the immediate world to a world that bears the mark of infinity.

In a thriller, the camera's an active narrator, or can be.

In terms of being Australian, I think a big part of it is the determination to prove yourself, just like Aussie actors.

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.

Gratitude places you in the energy field of plentitude. Glow with gratitude and see how awe and joy will make their home in you.

Hillary Clinton made no outreach to Muslim Americans or Arab Americans. So they have to insert themselves.

Also, I think women really come into their own in their 30s.

too great pity is the greatest cruelty.