Life moves very fast. it rushes us from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds.

Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.

Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.

But if we are talking in terms of making progress in life, we must understand that "good enough" is very different from "best.

I’ve learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side.

No one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it

Facing the difficulties, I can choose either to be a poor victim or a great adventurer.

Profound desire, true desire is the desire to be close to someone.

I was very happy in both my marriages. I was unfaithful and so were they, just like any other normal couple.

You can conquer any challenge with daring faith and hope.

A confident leader is like a duck. Above the water, he is calm and poised while below the water, he is driven by a flurry of focused activity.

He who has not faith in others shall find no faith in them.

We've always been trying to climb this ladder that leans so hard on our own idea of what our big songs are. We realized recently that we're not a band with big songs.

A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily.

People who are most afraid of their dreams convince themselves they don't dream at all.

Nowadays you envy a manic-depressive. Half the time he's happy, the other half he's right.

We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate.

Gypsies at home watching Jerry Falwell on TV, might mean something to you, it ain't nothing to me.

Great men have all been formed either before academies or independent of them.