Good intentions are not enough; commitment and sacrifice are necessary.

Every man or woman is a potential poet or artist. Everyone has the capacity to bring to their work the dignity, purposefulness, and presence of the artist.

Without self-expression, life lacks spontaneity and joy. Without service to others, it lacks meaning and purpose.

Your life's work is something you love to do, something your talents can find full expression through. If we enjoy our work, we are sure to bring our creativity and enthusiasm to it.

To the extent that your work takes into account the needs of the world, it will be menaingful; to the extent that through it you express your unique talents, it will be joyful.

The artist accepts the limitations of form, not with fear and dread, but as the starting point of creation.

be present, be concentrated, and be strong.

The hero, in living her own life, in being true to herself; radiates a light by which others may see their own way.

In life's work, bliss and sacrifice are two sides of the same coin, complementary opposites.

I am happy that I am a unique individual, endowed with unique talents and abilities. I never spend my precious time and energy comparing my talents with those of others.

If you run a hundred miles in your heart, you are ready to run a hundred miles on your feet.

If I can't see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny?

Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.

Sometimes it's more difficult to do very simple, low-key films.

In meditation we get a sense of the countless selves within ourselves, the different forms they take. Those that don't seem positive or helpful we push aside. Those that seem progressive we enjoy.

Thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste.

The biggest challenge in life is for the two hearts to live in peaceful co-existence

I've always liked people who know me to like me, because I think I'm quite likeable. But people who make up their minds based on the image in the papers or a voice on a pop record? They're idiots.

As with the acquisition, so with the use of money; they way in which a man spends it is often one of the surest tests of character.

Now he'll outstare the lightning. To be furious Is to be frightened out of fear.