Let the miracles, even the ones we don't want or see, unfold.

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.

The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what's been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the results.

…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.

The Womb of a Virtuous Woman produces a Wonder boy that grows to be a Real Man

the path is lost, and I’ve become part of the wreckage − another meaningless casualty.

Quarrels never could last long, if on one side only lay the wrong.

Doesn't matter if it's personal or professional, a good partnership takes work.

Teaching thinking for just five hours to unemployed youngsters increased employment 500 percent.

I do not believe there are eight hundred human beings on the globe.

You can never be too prepared. I don't believe creativity needs to come from chaos, I find it's easier to be creative when I'm really "ready".

Good comedians are great philosophers.

Every cook must learn to rule the State.