Humans punish themselves endlessly for not being what they believe they should be. They become very self-abusive, and they use other people to abuse themselves as well.

Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive - the risk to be alive and express what we really are.

We search for everything we believe we don't have, not knowing that everything we are looking for is already inside us. We are born with it.

The real us is pure love, pure light

When you are happy, the people around you are happy, too, and it inspires them to change their own world.

We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.

You are the way you are because that is what you believe about yourself.

Children are born innocent. Before they are domesticated they live in the moment, love without fear, and don't even think about the opinions of others.

When you love without conditions, you the human and you the God, align with the spirit of life moving through you.

Your life is the manifestation of your dream; it is an art. You can change your life anytime if you aren't enjoying the dream.

If someone lies to you habitually, you can't ever trust them. It erodes relationships.

That's the value of a college education... I don't know anywhere in the world where you can make an investment and make that kind of return.

At a major label you can start to feel that you're working for them, and that any work you do, you're never going to see any benefit.

We do a lot of talking with our mouths, but we don't necessarily realize the signals we give out physically with our body posture when we're talking to people.

But we must not forget that only a very few people are artists in life; that the art of life is the most distinguished and rarest of all the arts.

Being born and raised as a Californian, I somewhat ignorantly had taken for granted the diversity and liberal mindset that shaped my childhood and adult life.

It is still bad taste to be an avowed atheist. But now it is equally bad taste to be an avowed Christian.

I really do feel like I'm in a generation where women are empowering and supporting each other. It's so amazing to feel a part of that.

Wherever You Are, Be There One of the major reasons why we fail to find happiness or to create unique lifestyle is because we have not yet mastered the art of being.

It's a blessing not to be alone in your grief but it's also painful to see your parents and siblings in pain.