I meditate. Daily practice is essential to my life.

The reality is, we can change. We can change ourselves. We can change our minds. We can change our hearts. And therefore the universe changes.

I don't regret anything. Everything happens for a reason-it's part of the healing process. Life is a healing process.

Always walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.

I can’t remember that I was ever looking for anything. I was waiting for something to touch me. It’s like, I’ll be open to it, and see if it moves me. There has to be a "falling in love" moment.

In saving Tibet, you save the possibility that we are all brothers, sisters.

Everyone responds to kindness.

There are times when telling lies are not a bad thing. It can be a compassionate thing. But to make it benign, you have to be aware of your compassionate reasons for telling that lie.

I'm younger than I once was. Internally. Less self-conscious. Less insecure.

I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.

People get offended by animal rights campaigns. It's ludicrous. It's not as bad as mass animal death in a factory.

I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for the people I had met and the people I had lost.

I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.

Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.

Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.

One way or another, all the poets of the thirties and forties reacted to Auden, either by rejecting him or trying to absorb him.

One of the most noble things you can do is kill the enemy.

A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains.

Venezuela has changed forever.

Everybody has their own soul.

Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. It's not right. Someone's gotta say it. They said it. I applaud them.