In the monastery,  you are always in some kind of a situation where you are pressured so that your worst qualities come up. But you actually want that to happen so you can deal with them

Who is the self that you are helping?

If you think people should be thanking you instead of you thanking people you've got it backwards

Life is your teacher no matter what. You can't have an experience that doesn't teach you something.

You don't have to be where you find yourself to be.

Awareness can be controlled by the world or you can be in control of it. You have the choice. Who is in control, that's the question to keep asking yourself.

Realize the self of yourself.

The deeper in you go the more unique you become

But I wondered if all this kissing was a bad habit with him and me. The thing we did with our mouths instead of talking.

Revenge is not a positive state of mind or energy to indulge your self in.

Maybe I want a black eye. Did you think of that?

He [Iggy] started reaching for things around the table, and his hand landed on Total. “You’re black.” “I prefer canine-American,” said Total.

I decided at 10 I wanted to be in a band; everyone else wanted to play football.

Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.

If you can't do it with one bullet, don't do it at all.

If the Labour party goes back to reasserting its socialist and democratic beliefs, that's where I belong.

A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.

That's a very important thing in life, to be really looked upon for the qualities which you hold in yourself and not all of superficiality.