Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.

Courage isn't the absence of fear, but a decision that what we want is more important than what we are afraid of.

Selfish is caring for ourselves at others' expense ... Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.

The journey of life is both too short and too precious to be sidetracked by guilt trips.

Until we become clear about our own worth and value, we will forever be searching for it in the eyes of others.

The way to encourage people to be accountable is to engage the responsible, accountable, trustworthy part of their brain.

When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.

Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.

As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.

Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.

Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.

Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.

I firmly believe in prayer. It is possible to reach out and tap the unseen power which gives strength and anchor in time of need.

A cigar is as good as memories that you have when you smoked it.

When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.

In Tantric Zen there is no rule. There is only your immediate experience.

I just did not discuss my personal life, my sexuality with the media. That was my policy.

Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician.

Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.

I look back and say, "This must have been somebody else." I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.

Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.