Meditation is not an escape from life... but preparation for really being in life.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.

Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

When you speak from your heart, the words ring true, but as you speak in anger, I'll only shed tears for you.

Golf is like a love affair: if you don't take it seriously it's no fun if you do take it seriously it breaks your heart.

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.

Everybody's got one killer story. It doesn't take talent to tell that story, it just takes experience.

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

If you are to succeed in anything, you must first be able to imagine it.

As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God.

The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War.

Close friends love you for who you are; not what they want you to be.