Heads of state are actually prisoners of special interest groups.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

I read somewhere that some people believe that the entire universe is a matrix of living thought. And I said, "Man, if that's not a definition of God, I don't know what is.

What was the first cat that talked a human into putting a cat door in?

You must climb above yourself-up and beyond, until you have even your stars under you.

Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.

Why are some people born with a fire in the belly, while others need something to get their pilot light lit?

Saying "I love you" makes a demand, but creates no obligations.

We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace.

You have to learn to be patient and not give up. Look to your parents; they need to be there for you. But having spiritual faith will get you through anything.

Don't allow your past or present condition to control you. It's just a process that you're going through to get you to the next level.

No, I knew when I was doing theater in New York that this was what I was supposed to be doing.