It occurs to me that artists go forward by going backward, something which I have nothing against intrinsically when it is a reproduced retreat - as is the case with the better artists.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

We all want results and we want them fast. But, when practicing meditation, impatience is a hindrance.

She has an eye for tragedy and sorrow. Show her a rose and she'll see only the wasp in the center of the bloom.

This is the beginning of what we will come to call the Upstairs-Downstairs, Linga-Singha wars.

Having a sense of humor has served me more than it has hurt me - just in the sense that it has allowed me to keep my sanity.

Wish that everything should come about just as it does.

I don't mean to make you nervous, but unfortunately I have to.

The key to anything in boxing and life is sticking to it. Never give up.

The body of poetry is nothing but energy, waves, rhythm.

You’'ve got to understand that everything has its time. I had wonderful years as a boxer, I achieved everything. I don’t miss anything.

When we are not any lengthier capable to alter a predicament, we're challenged to alter ourselves