Life is precious, and in the grand song of the universe, life is short. There is much to be done.

Now more than ever the world needs your brilliance, your voice, your unique imagination, and your particular genius.

To change the world, a country, an organization, a community, a relationship, begin with the smallest seed of change: begin with yourself. That is what this book is all about.

Sometimes your kids will say the nastiest things, won't they, Rose? You want to ask, 'Whose child is this?'"Rose chuckled."But usually, they're just in some kind of pain. They need to work it out.

Each relationship nurtures a strength or weakness within you.

I used to sit near Marilyn Monroe in the Actor's Studio. She'd get dressed up because that was her identity. Sad. Those cameras wouldn't leave her alone. She didn't know where to hide.

I love Nelly. He's such a great performer. He's so hyper and so am I.

I don't consider myself a cynic. I think of myself as a skeptic and a realist.

This is what hatred is. It will feed you and at the same time turn you to rot.

Have you not noticed in your past experience that your kind interpretations were almost always truer than your harsh ones?

Fast Food Nation was boring and aimed at yuppies, and yuppies don't eat fast food.

Undoubtedly, prayer requires a living faith in God. Successful satyagraha is inconceivable without that faith.

Power wears out those who do not have it.