I believe in the power of every human being to end suffering.

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.

I know this is war, but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party.

True self-confidence never needs to degrade the confidence of others in order to grow and survive. If it does, it’s not confidence at all…it’s ego.

I have a house in Saratoga Springs.

I dunno, there were always people believing in me, but you just gotta be confident in whatever you wanna do.

The best test of the quality of a civilization is the quality of its leisure.

Although the Perl Slogan is There's More Than One Way to Do It, I hesitate to make 10 ways to do something.

I could quite happily run a florist or a bake shop.

The fate of the world rests on this one thing: our capacity to actualize our spiritual potential, and quickly.

To pretend you don't feel a certain strangeness after living in England for 40 years is a fallacy.

The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits - good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent.