Maybe the fear is that we are less than we think we are, when the actuality of it is that we are much much more.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths.

It’s about recognizing that the great movements and moments in history laid on the backs of ordinary people who simply chose to do extraordinary things.

You have to create your own stuff. It's really exciting to create something, sell it, and feel like I'm not just a pawn waiting to be cast

When women have a voice in national and international affairs, wars will cease forever.

Creation is ready to serve you, if you just be you.

Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice.

For a man who walks in the light, to stay humble is not to walk in the dark; you don't need to project yourself to be thought an honest man.

The threat is generally more terrifying than the thing itself.

I prayed to trees. This was easier than praying directly to God. There was nearly always a tree nearby.

It is in the intellectual and emotional response, the conscious and subconscious associations of the artist, that the potential power of painting lies.