Is there an observation which is not the instrument of thought?

Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.

A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.

The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end - you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.

Here is my secret: I don't mind what happens.

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.

Haters are those, that never were given any chances, that blew their chances, or that never took the chance.

Let's be clear: Has the U.S. ever made any mistakes? Of course.Is the U.S. at all like [Vladimir] Putin's regime? Not at all.

I'm grateful for everything I have. I'm grateful for it all. I'm grateful for love most of all because I have a lot of it in my life.

Live life, because when you stop and look around, you see a wonderful world.

But mathematics is the sister, as well as the servant, of the arts and is touched with the same madness and genius.

I love going to see the theatre whether it's a Broadway play or a Russian ballet company.

there is one word that can be the guide for your life- it is the word reciprocity.

My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company.

You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself.

Nice is different than good.