Modern consumer life is a form of extreme passive violence against all people.

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

People use words to do battle and to hurt one another terribly, tragically and even mortally.

When we want to talk, we can instead listen, and let our attentiveness to another's need to speak be our silent statement.

Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.

We must quit thinking we know everything, and quit placing "knowledge" over kindness and compassion.

The dreamer's untamed eye sees beyond the illusions to the heart of what is real.

There is no greater intelligence than kindness and empathy.

Love only serves and does not calculate.

If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what discomforts you.

Materialism is an identity crisis.

A sober friend from Texas said once that the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you. I hate this insight so much.

All this visible greatness was really one with Nineveh and Tyre.

Woman you’re as mean as a copperhead. Come here let’s find out if you’re as cold-blooded.

I just got tired of being overweight and unfit, so I changed my diet from hamburgers to yogurt and muesli, and it seems to work.

To increase your level of self acceptance, think of your unique talents and abilities.

I dislike the idea of jewellery being like a price tag around someone's neck. It needs to be something else - and there is something extremely magical about armour.

I did not fall into love - I rose into love.

I don't call magazines and let them know about things so they can write stories.

There's just no real job security when you're shooting a show about an apocalypse and anybody could die at any time.

Propaganda is to a democracy what violence is to a dictatorship.