Discipline provides a constancy which is independent of what kind of day you had yesterday and what kind of day you anticipate today.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

A good novel begins with a small question and ends with a bigger one.

No man can escape the shadow of his own character." Let us hope we are casting the right kind of shadow!

While Haiti has recently celebrated more than 200 years of independence from French colonial rule, the citizens of the island remain vulnerable to poverty, poor health, and political chaos.

Remember every team wants to beat Chelsea, probably even more than Manchester United or Arsenal because they believe we have an unfair advantage.

It's estimated that across Africa 100 elephants are killed for their tusks every day. It takes nothing more than simple math to get to what that adds up to in a year, and it's a distressing figure.

Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen up.

The man in liberalism is usually going to be at fault.

It is an old dream: To travel on the back of a benevolent sea beast down to some secret underwater garden.