Meditation is not about feeling a certain way. It's about feeling the way you feel.

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.

Life is like a fondue: the best fruit ain’t the best till it’s been through some goo.

Defect-free software does not exist.

When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.

I definitely have a little attraction to bad guys, but they have to be sweethearts underneath. After all, I like to be treated well.

I seemed to belong to three countries: I had an apartment in Paris, a house in Hollywood, and when I married British theater director Peter Hall, I moved to London.

I just have to remind myself that my daily quotidie in life has almost nothing to do with any aspect of my professional life as a public figure.

My most popular blogs end up being the ones where I talk about being a dad.

You don't bring me anything but down.

If you are truly fearless as a performer, than you don't fear kids or dogs.

All writers should strive to deliver something fresh-something editors or readers won't know they want until they see it.