Dying without actually fully living, without waking up to our lives while we have the chance, is an ongoing and significant risk.

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.

The true genius of a Woman is her subtle flair in creating the illusion that you are the smart one

To carry the atmosphere of God’s Glory is to extend it to the whole earth

I certainly don't disparage someone whose attitude towards their work is utterly different from mine - that's up to them.

Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality.

Riposte of "that old lady in the anecdote who was accused by her nieces of being illogical," Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish! How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?

Man's proper stature is not one of mediocrity, failure, frustration, or defeat, but one of achievement, strength, and nobility. In short, man can and ought to be a hero.

Have I not walked without an upward look Of caution under stars that very well Might not have missed me when they shot and fell? It was a risk I had to take-and took.

Deplorable mania, when something happens, to inquire what.

We buy expecting to hold a bond to maturity and a stock forever.

The climate is changing. This year we have come to understand this when we faced events that resulted in fires.