In order to live in the present, we have to learn how to feel safe even when a situation feels threatening to us.

Each of us is the best we can be when we are fully present, focused yet relaxed, curious yet non-judgmental, committed yet flexible.

You cannot do what's important now for you if your mind cannot accept what is happening in this present moment.

When you are present, you are not needy.

When you are authentic without an intent to harm others, you give yourself an awesome feeling which is the feeling of self-love.

There is one undeniable truth about our body: it only exists in the present moment.

The Paradox of Change: People can only change when they feel accepted as they are now. Dr. Arnold Beisser Pg 220

...as long as you are motivated by the approval of others, you cannot know with confidence whether the decisions you are making in your life are what's right for you... pg 102

Your private self must become the same as your public self.

The present moment is the definition of eternity. It has never not been the present moment. This isn't scriptural or unscriptural - it is merely a logical fact.

Learning how to recognize and act on your Inner Knowing is the greatest tool for discovering what's important now by living in the present.

We fail in the work of grace and love when there is too much of us and not enough of God.

The surest of stubborn silences is not to hold one's tongue but to talk

I think I developed a very closed personality. I didn't really have friends. I changed schools every year.

Man's inhumanity toward man is astounding, and I'm just talking about the lineup at certain comedy clubs.

The man for whom history is bunk is almost invariably as obtuse to the future as he is blind to the past.

Boy, you just can't kill people like you used to.

The hope in literature is that we are allowed to be imperfect, to write of our imperfection, without being overly critiqued for being unlikeable.

With a touch of sarcasm. "Glass is an amazing material. Versatile.

The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.

Not only are we here to protect the public from vicious criminals in the street but also to protect the public from harmful ideas.