Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.

We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others.

Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.

Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.

The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.

What we have to learn, in both meditation and in life, is to be free of attachment to the good experiences, and free of aversion to the negative ones.

It is compassion, then, that is the best protection; it is also, as the great masters of the past have always known, the source of all healing.

The spiritual journey is one of continuous learning and purification. When you know this, you become humble.

Dharma is not about believing in God. It’s about making the right choices, doing the right things and leading the right life.

If every vampire who said he was at The Crucifixion, was actually there, it would have been like Woodstock . . .

In life, those with heart certainly outdo those with ‘smart’.

Doesn’t it feel great when someone does something nice for you? Especially when you’re not expecting it? The irony is that they are getting as much joy by giving as you are by receiving.

The negative screams at you but the positive only whispers.

I call God to witness that as a private person I have done nothing unbeseeming an honest man, nor, as I bear the place of a public man, have I done anything unworthy of my place.

I'm always very nervous about the word 'dancer' next to my name because anyone who's really trained in dance will go, 'This guy's fudging so badly.'

Christmas is the season when people run out of money before they run out of friends.

Please don't disillusion me. I haven't had breakfast yet.

If you were a woman, all I'd have to say is 'Colin Firth in a wet shirt' and you'd say 'Ah.