Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.

Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

Pretend you are a foolish to the tyrant – because if he realizes you are a genius, he might use you to harm others.

Forget the years, forget distinctions. Leap into the boundless and make it your home!

Small children can be startled by the most mundane of noises. A car door from a distance can sound like the sky falling down when heard for the very first time.

If you can't do what you really want to do, then do the next best thing!

Some prisons don't require bars to keep people locked inside. All it takes is their perception that they belong there.

I spend much more time looking at art history and at different references to art than I do at actual objects.

Up with skirts, down with pants!'

Everyone needs a facelift, except if you are from Brooklyn then you need a nose job !!!

The for-profit education industry has proven equal to the task.

Some of my ideas were shot down by Lucasfilm because they stepped on territory that has been reserved for the movies. I didn't have a problem with that.