I suppose in the end the whole of life becomes an act of letting go. But what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.

You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.

To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.

The paths to liberation are numerous, but the bank along the way is always the same, the Bank of Karma, where the liberation account of each of us is credited or debited depending on our actions.

When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.

I challenge anyone to understand Islam, its spirit, and not to love it. It is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion.

Nature can put on a thrilling show. The stage is vast, the lighting is dramatic, the extras are innumerable, and the budget for special effects is absolutely unlimited.

When your own life is threatened, your sense of empathy is blunted by a terrible, selfish hunger for survival.

You might think I lost all hope at that point. I did. And as a result I perked up and felt much better.

If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?

Religion is more than rite and ritual.

Those masks we wear not to shield others

Resurrection, rebirth, reincarnation, resprout, revive! All these words can be summarised only in one word: Vacation!

There is no death! the stars go down to rise upon some fairer shore.

When we talk about safety and security of the American people, politics falls aside pretty quickly.

The only principle I can see in this life, is that one must forfeit the less for the greater.

Having to know the answers puts in terrible positions from which to learn.

This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.

Marriage provides the solace of worked-on friendship and the joy of being known profoundly.

Too much quiet left me depressed and consuming condiments for meals.

The devil makes his Christmas-pie of lawyers' tongues and clerks' fingers.