Conditioning obstructs our view of reality. We do not see IT in its suchness because of our indoctrination, crooked and twisted.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

God’s manifest His mighty power, when we absolute depend on Him.

Knowing how you want your work to look helps you decide who best to work with and where.

The past is the place we view the present from as much as the other way around.

We did not - and could not - purchase Earth with money. We have just been granted temporary stewardship.

Rationalism is an adventure in the clarification of thought.

Everybody has their burdens, their grief that they carry with them.

When I first went to New York I was right out of high school, I was 17 years old, and I had never seen a building over two stories high.

A young artist can become popular more quickly with the Internet providing instant access to ones work.

August creates as she slumbers, replete and satisfied.

There's definitely some sort of dissent brewing between labels, publishing companies and artists. A lot of it has to do with older licensing schemes.