I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.

Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

When men have come to the edge of a precipice, it is the lover of life who has the spirit to leap backwards, and only the pessimist who continues to believe in progress.

We shall not fail. The dream will be fulfilled.

If I weren't so depressed, I'd kill myself.

Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.

I don't know much about being a millionaire but I'll bet I'd be darling at it.

There are several good protections against temptation but the surest is cowardice.

I love her. I need her. I gave away everything I had for her. I just wanted her to know me.

I take lots of vitamins, but I don't think that's what keeps us going.

I begin with an idea, but as I work, the picture takes over. Then there is the struggle between the idea I preconceived... and the picture that fights for its own life.

Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.