Meditating takes on a different quality when someone taps you on the shoulder and says, "Dad, why are you sleeping like that?"

Be kind to yourself so you can be happy enough to be kind to the world.

Don't pressure yourself. Don't worry about what others think you should do or what the societal "norm" is. Do what moves you and makes you smile and the "good" will follow.

I want to live in a world where 'normal' is an insult.

Even small acts of kindness can make a profound difference to somebody else.

We are bound only by the limits of our imaginations.

I am passionate about tea, running, the idea that we are bound only by the limits of our imaginations, and maple syrup.

I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world.

I'm just trying to remember what self-respect feels like. It's a fading memory.

Do what moves you and makes you smile and the "good" will follow.

I've always had a fascination with hugging (I'm not really particular about who or what it is I'm embracing as long as there's a “squish” factor).

See, this is the thing.” He leans closer. “Me kissing you, you disappearing, that’s my nightmare.

When you think about things like power efficiency or performance or Internet connectivity as major technology areas where you have multiple investments, multiple products - security is like that.

Every success in limiting armaments is a sign that the will to achieve mutual understanding exists, and every such success thus supports the fight for international law and order.

People always come up to me and say, Oh, you're Chloe Se-VIG-ny, right? Sevigny. Number seven, letter e.

Friendship can be really tested only in bad times.

Forgiveness is not something that you do for someone else; it's something you do for yourself, To forgive is not to condone, it is to refuse to continue feeling bad about an injury.

The world's fat is badly divided.

I do feel that movies and music do have the power to slightly influence a person's decision. I believe that if violence is not in a person, then the film is not going to encourage them.

In a land of freedom we are held hostage by the tyranny of political correctness.

We have our whole lives to try and get a glimpse of what that could be, in our own life. It's so exciting.