I've realized that aging is the younger cousin of dying. ... How much time do I have left? We become aware that we're on the downside of the mountain, coasting toward our final days.

I know that if we allow ourselves into the gridlock of tribalism, we're in trouble.

If you're interested in the door to the heavens opening, start with the door to your own secret self.

What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do.

Grief is an expression that you loved well.

When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead.

One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.

Fear is a sneaky thief, stealing away precious moments of your life.

In the true spirit of the holidays, let the darkness of your moods lead you back up to the light, and when New Year's rolls around, your resolution will be tinged with new authenticity and power.

When we slow down, quiet the mind, and allow ourselves to feel hungry for something that we do not understand, we are dipping into the abundant well of spiritual longing.

I think that life is a friggin' magic carpet ride - it's amazing. Everything about life is mysterious and beautiful and touching and tragic and lovely and mystical.

Did you wake up feeling fragile? Read the bible till you find a promise strong enough to carry you through the day.

If the truth contradicts deeply held beliefs, that is too bad.

My only real job is to play well and do my job on the field. If I do that, all the other stuff will take care of itself.

All any girl really wants is just love and a man. But what man can put up with a rock-n-roll star?

If you are willing to walk the path of a dreamer, then anything is possibly.

Music is like you touch the pulse of the world. Music is always happening, and sometimes you get to touch it for a while, and when you do you know that everything's connetcted to everything else.

What do years have to do with age?

My arm hurts all the time now. It hurts right now. It never stops hurting.

There must be a technique for meeting pain. There must be a technique of endurance based on the power of the soul to maintain its own serenity, as Marcus Aurelius taught long ago.

You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.