Life is a flash of lightning in the dark of night. It is a brief time of tremendous potential.

One of the most persistent of all delusions is the conviction that the source of our dissatisfaction lies outside ourselves.

Mindfulness was experienced as not holding onto the past, the future, or 'nowness:' but relaxing into the immediacy of whatever was happening.

Again and again, counteract the agitation and turbulence of the mind by relaxing more deeply, not by contracting the body or mind.

I suggest that if you were able to focus your attention at will, you could actually choose the universe you appear to inhabit.

Instead of being frustrated by adversity, our mind focuses on the adventure of creativity with our thoughts. What a glorious paradise?

I'm a drifter and an outsider. There's not one single environment I can totally belong to.

Define loneliness? Yes. It's what we can't do for each other.

Is it still cool to go to the mall?' she asked. 'I take quite a lot of pride in not knowing what's cool,' I answered.

Persons drinking coffee, as a general rule, eat less, though coffee, and also tea, have little direct food value; but they retard the waste of the tissues, and so take the place of food.

In business, to be a success, you only have to be right once.

Diamonds are intrinsically worthless, except for the deep psychological need they fill.

The rose is often found near the nettle.

Three things that always bring a smile to my face: making guacamole for my friends, getting pedicures with my mom, exploring an airport I've never been in.

Rules of property ought to be generally known, and not to be left upon loose notes, which rather serve to confound principles, than to confirm them.