Mindfulness is a quality that's always there. It's an illusion that there's a meditation and post-meditation period, which I always find amusing, because you're either mindful or you're not.

The reality is, we can change. We can change ourselves. We can change our minds. We can change our hearts. And therefore the universe changes.

I don't regret anything. Everything happens for a reason-it's part of the healing process. Life is a healing process.

Always walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.

I can’t remember that I was ever looking for anything. I was waiting for something to touch me. It’s like, I’ll be open to it, and see if it moves me. There has to be a "falling in love" moment.

In saving Tibet, you save the possibility that we are all brothers, sisters.

Everyone responds to kindness.

There are times when telling lies are not a bad thing. It can be a compassionate thing. But to make it benign, you have to be aware of your compassionate reasons for telling that lie.

I'm younger than I once was. Internally. Less self-conscious. Less insecure.

I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.

People get offended by animal rights campaigns. It's ludicrous. It's not as bad as mass animal death in a factory.

So far, we have only seen a glimpse of the human possibilities.

Our souls fell in love long before we ever knew.

When once the Heart is awakened, every single moment 'in-time' is a treasure to beheld

I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.

I'm a fabulous date, I make sure I look good, I like hearing what a guy has to say and I make sure the evening is a real laugh. I like to laugh.

No self-respecting mother would run out of intimidations on the eve of a major holiday.

I've been playing baseball since I was four. I've got baseball in my blood. I love baseball.

It is wrong to say the U.S. should "not take sides" in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

History punishes those that come late to it.

I have no self-centeredness or ego about being a movie star.