I could not say I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God.

Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.

Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research.

To be normal is the ultimate aim of the unsuccessful.

Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfill the way that is in you.

The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.

The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire

If our religion is based on salvation, our chief emotions will be fear and trembling. If our religion is based on wonder, our chief emotion will be gratitude.

We are not what happened to us, we are what we wish to become.

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.

Show a human a closed door, and no matter how many open doors she finds, she'll be haunted by what might be behind it.

We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes.

People who believe that justice is a pendulum are willing to swing it wildly.

I'm like that person who hates going to magic shows - and I love magic, I love wizards - but going to a show where there is any possibility of audience participation is a nightmare for me.

Heart lesson #4: the unrequited heart. You can't make anyone love you back.

Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But they didn't have anything that I wanted. After about six months, I found it boring.

Water is important to people who do not have it, and the same is true of control.

I've pushed several women in front of violent situations. My rule is save myself first.

That's what music is: entertainment. The more you put yourself into it, the more of you comes out in it.

We every day and every hour say things of another that we might more properly say of ourselves, could we but apply our observations to our own concerns.