Many persons swear by positive thinking, and quite a few have been helped by it. Nevertheless, it is not a very effective tool and can be downright harmful in some cases.

There's no destination. The journey is all that there is, and it can be very, very joyful.

Being obsessed by goals is bad for you. You should set goals, even ambitious goals, regularly. But focus on them only to the extent that they give you direction.

It does not matter whether I am in Hong Kong or Sao Paolo - people always want to talk about toxic bosses and what to do about them.

Once you accept, truly accept, that stuff will happen to you and there is nothing you can do about it, stress miraculously leaves your life.

It's wonderful to be grateful. To have that gratitude well out from deep within you and pour out in waves. Once you truly experience this, you will never want to give it up.

We have the ability to craft a life where we are completely fulfilled. We think it is dependent on outsiders, and to some extent it is, but it is much more dependent on the attitude we bring to life.

I am not a big fan of positive thinking. The term suggests that there is something negative that you have to counteract by being positive. That is an artificial duality.

Stress appears in your life because you have a rigid view of 'This is the way the world should be,' and the Universe pays scant regard to your desires. And you refuse to accept this.

Galileo got it wrong. The earth does not revolve around the sun. It revolves around you and has been doing so for decades. At least, this is the model you are using.

Knowing that you are living in a dreamworld is very liberating, because it gives you the option of waking up.

The world is held together by lies. When I paint, I'm searching for the truth between them, but I'm no better at this than anyone else. Worse, probably.

Certain travelers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.

Love is stronger than violence.

Having an enemy that is visible out in the daylight is a good thing.

I always hesitate to call myself a children's poet, and I always hesitate to call what I write for children poetry. Though a few of the verses that I've written, yes, I think they are truly poems.

Style is besides the point. Nobody would pay attention if one always said the same thing, in the same words and the same tone of voice.

The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice.

The Islamic State is dangerous, a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic is even more so.

It wouldn't be me if I didn't get a little nasty.

For as low as you go, ask God to take you that high.