If Zen has any preference it is for glass that is plain, has no color, and is "just glass."

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another.

‎"Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy.

The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds

Compassion is the keen awareness of the interdependence of all things.

In a world of noise, confusion and conflict it is necessary that there be places of silence, inner discipline and peace. In such places love can blossom.

People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall.

Love is not a matter of getting what you want. Quite the contrary. The insistence on always having what you want, on always being satisfied, on always being fulfilled, makes love impossible.

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

It is my belief, that we should not be too sure of having found Christ in ourselves until we have found him also in that part of humanity that is most remote from our own.

I have lived long enough to see God make my enemies my footstool not even footsteps.

Fight for the things that matter to you. Inspire yourself. Believe in the power of positive thinking.

It’s all or nothing with me. Make sure you know what you want.

The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.

Warm congratulations to my friend Barack Obama. Look forward to continuing to work together.

A compelling story, even if factually inaccurate, can be more emotionally compelling than a dry recitation of the truth.

When you find great songs, and somehow you get a spark in a little way, it can become brand new.

Some people come to you because if you're in their movie, it'll help them raise money. And some people come to you because they think you're the person to play the part.

For me this is not something that can be swept under the rug and forgotten in the interest of forced Sunday togetherness.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.