Meditation alone cannot heal the world, but it can and does speed up the healing process.

The hardest part of any yoga practice is rolling out your mat.

When infused with compassion, even the most useless snake oils have the power to heal broken hearts and shattered souls.

The narrow edge between comfort and discomfort is to a yogi what a grain of sand is to an oyster.

The great paradox of life is that to fully live, we must let a piece of ourselves die.

Instead of asking, “How can I ease my suffering?” yoga would have us ask, “How can I better serve my brothers and sisters?” Because only in answering the latter can we hope to answer the former.

Standing at the end of a diving board looking at the water never made the water warmer, but it will make taking the plunge unnecessarily hard.

Sculpting the future and healing the past can only happen through mindful action in the present moment.

True power—not to be confused with worldly power—is found at that beautifuland sacred spot where will and surrender merge into an unstoppable force.

Forcing Your body into a yoga pose is like brushing your teeth with a wire brush. You may get rid of the plaque but gingivitis will be the least of your concerns.

Don’t wait for things to happen. Make them happen.

I've said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.

In a man's world, I am a woman by birth and after 19 times around I have found - they will stop at nothing once they know what you are worth.

Economics is half psychology and half Grade Three arithmetic, and the U.S. does not now have either half right.

If it weren't for the law, I would steal books; if it weren't for my purse, I would buy them.

They think that I was like Amy Grant, when actually no! The label went bankrupt and maybe sold a couple hundred records and that's about it. I was just trying different things.

All maps are distorted, they are not literal fact.

Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.

We would betray Mexicans' hopes for change if we felt satisfied with what we've accomplished so far.

Nothing can be more certain than this: that we are just beginning to learn something of the wonders of the world on which we live and move and have our being.