Chronically dysfunctioning families are also delusional. Delusion is sincere denial.

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.

It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.

Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.

I have never met an aggressive person who wasn’t a fearful person.

True love heals and affects spiritual growth. If we do not grow because of someone else’s love, it’s generally because it is a counterfeit form of love.

We cannot heal what we cannot feel.

I believe that this neglected, wounded, inner child of the past is the major source of human misery.

Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.

To truly be committed to a life of honesty, love and discipline, we must be willing to commit ourselves to reality.

Leadership is Art

Happiness is divine-state of satisfaction.

Real humility knows how to slam a door closed and say no more. You can't be humble without self-love.

Most plagiarists like the drone have neither taste to select industry to acquire nor skill to improve but impudently pilfer the honey ready prepared from the hive.

If I truly had the courage of my convictions, I would be a full-blown comic novelist.

And make death proud to take us.

We have nothing now between us, save - respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies.

that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)

I used to be a person that wasn't able to laugh at myself easily.

There are no women who do not like perfume, there are women who have not found their scent.