It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.

I do not believe in karma. However, I practice it everyday because it tricks me into being a better person!

We first doubt, to find the truth.

For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade.

I'm not sure I'm the only savant with high IQ or with an above average IQ. Again, it may just be that we don't know very many of the others.

There are many who have grave scruples about deceiving but think it as nothing to deceive themselves.

I remember everything, even the dates. But I don't want others to remember the details, just the image.

A cigarette is a breathing space. It makes a parenthesis. The time of a cigarette is a parenthesis, and if it is shared, you are both in that parenthesis. Its like a proscenium arch for a dialogue.

The Yankees' Facebook page was hacked. The hacker was immediately purchased and signed to a 5 year contract with the Yankees.

We're in our twenties and we don't know anything and it's awesome.

[A cat] will lie the whole evening on your knee, purring and happy in your society.