Don't persuade, defend or interrupt. Be curious, be conversational, be real. And listen.

I know that if we allow ourselves into the gridlock of tribalism, we're in trouble.

If you're interested in the door to the heavens opening, start with the door to your own secret self.

What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do.

Grief is an expression that you loved well.

When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead.

One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.

Fear is a sneaky thief, stealing away precious moments of your life.

In the true spirit of the holidays, let the darkness of your moods lead you back up to the light, and when New Year's rolls around, your resolution will be tinged with new authenticity and power.

When we slow down, quiet the mind, and allow ourselves to feel hungry for something that we do not understand, we are dipping into the abundant well of spiritual longing.

I think that life is a friggin' magic carpet ride - it's amazing. Everything about life is mysterious and beautiful and touching and tragic and lovely and mystical.

Perseverance guarantees success.

Words are just words who they come from gives them relevance and this relevance gives them the power to hurt you. Make those who hurt you irrelevant.

She held out her hands, cupped and holding a small plant.'The power to heal is the power to destroy, ' she said with the faintest smile.

To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world.

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.

Purpose, pattern, and people, the three P's at the heart of life.

If you want resurrection, you must have crucifixion... The hoarder, the one in us that wants to keep, to hold on, must be killed.

Minutes without seconds and hours without minutes cannot exist! Respect the links before respecting the chain!

Museums are tombs, and it looks like everything is turning into a museum.

Don't become a philosopher before you become rich.