Genuine inner freedom is the ultimate aim of life. It is the unspoken goal of every thought you have and every action you take.

The beauty of love is that in giving it away, you are left with more than you had before.

Awakening into love is a lifelong path.

The drug war is a holocaust in slow motion.

A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy.

Every day, human beings are worth less. That's the triumph of capitalism. The money gets made, and the fewer people we need to make that money.

People from here will often say, "I'm not from the United States, I'm from New Orleans."

To be told you've won a MacArthur fellowship is very flattering and gratifying personally.

Life is too short to carry the burden of a heavy heart. It does not serve you or anyone else. Free yourself through the power of forgiveness and compassion.

The best #‎ gift we can give in any interaction is to leave people feeling lighter, #‎ happier , and more at #‎ peace .

It is your birthright to have a life of meaning and purpose. Whether or not the people in your life have consistently celebrated your incarnation, you deserve to celebrate your existence.

It's better to get busy then to stay bitter.

Generally there are always a few things that get left off for some reason or other, although the criteria for inclusion vary from project to project.

Winners can tell you where they are going and what they plan to do along the way.

I believe in intuition and approaching things as instant gratification. Just do the things you want to do, make the kind of pictures you want to make.

Just like we did in Japan, in South Korea. Just like is happening in Iraq. Laura [Bush] and I feel very strongly that if the United States were to leave.

Some may have doubted us, but we never doubted each other.

The challenge is the culture. You have to have a vision for the BBC-it can't merely be that it's big and has a place in the market.

Trust is not what the framers of the United States constitution and of this country relied on.

A tram cannot discover every road! To discover every road, one must leave the predetermined roads!

To stimulate wildly weak and untrained minds is to play with mighty fires.