I have searched frantically for contentment for so many years in so many ways, and all the acquisitions and accomplishments- they run you down in the end.

A true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

I've never seen any life transformation that didn't begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.

Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.

I'm choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.

This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.

There's always another level up. There's always another ascension. More grace, more light, more generosity, more compassion, more to shed, more to grow.

You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.

Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.

If you're going to answer the call and you're going to transform and you're going to change, get ready. It is not a day at the beach.

Young love is common, but that doesn't mean it's not precious.

A marriage is likely to be called happy if neither party ever expected to get much happiness out of it.

No elegant woman follows fashion slavishly.

Ironically, writing a novel is not a way to sort out your confusion.

I'm concerned about how Hillary Clinton's going to govern.

The way we care for our babies is how they experience our love.

All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn't have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.

We all know how cats feel about traveling in a car. You never see a cat with his head out the window, fur flying in the breeze. A cat is never anyone's designated driver.

I do Yoga. I'd like to say I do it every morning, but I don't, I just don't have the time.

Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.