I think that as human beings we tend to compartmentalize, and we have a selective morality based on the situation we're in.

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.

With fire we test gold, and with gold we test women, and with women we test men.

Everybody must be focused on cultivating their own territory

Every creature in the world is like a book and a picture and a mirror for us

He brushed my curls back off my face. “I never pictured my life so complete. I never thought I’d have everything I want. You’re everything to me, Angel.

I get all tangled up in your ribbons.

Diplomacy has more to do with (credible) threats than with sweet reason. And threats from America are a lot more credible, nowadays.

WHATEVER YOU DO, TELL THE TRUTH.

We are all of us walking a razor's edge between darkness and light.

If there wasn't any competition, I'd be very worried, because it would mean we were not doing very well.

Whether it is a simulated experience or a dream, the information that exists is all real... and an illusion at the same time.