I think humans will find their humanity sometime, somehow.

When all is lost, when all is let go of, when all is abandoned, what you are left with is an ocean of bliss.

Wisdom is tolerance of cognitive dissonance.

You should never be ashamed of the suffering you've been through.

Live fully each day to the full . . .

Hate poisons your life.

It took me forty years of dealing with buddhism to finally realize that actually Buddha's discovery was happiness and bliss.

Everyone has the same life purpose, which is the quest of happiness for oneself and for others.

I am daily making myself what I am.

A possession can't make you happy.

The worldly person is insane from the point of view of the spiritual person.

Appearances, beauty, value and life have their unique mysteries and essence. I prefer that essence to be breathing with humility, honesty, compassion, respect and a timeless love.

Do not be too timid and squeamish. ... All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.

Wherever there's capitalism there's this inclination toward simplicity. There's also a human need to process complicated things by turning them into something else.

I'm a risk taker, so I have come to accept that at times I will fail. To me, that is better than not trying at all.

Ramires is involved in everything he does.

To invent is to discern, to choose.

I'm hoping my presence alone in Russia will be a show of strength for the Russian LGBT community.

I can't imagine life without singing.

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon.