Morality is like the famous fig leaves that Adam and Eve used to cover their genitals after they first sinned. But what morality really covers up is will, which is our true nature.

You are the cause of your suffering. That means that you alone have the power to change it.

Fear is the will's little baby. It arises with the possibility you will lose what you desire.

We cannot stop wanting. Wanting is the tireless engine of life itself.

The ultimate purpose of psychology is to release from psychology.

No more the victory of spirit over matter and definitely not the victory of matter over spirit – the next stage is not one overcoming the other, but a merge.

Human suffering is caused mainly by ideas, emotions, and thoughts which are the handiwork of the human itself.

Consciousness precedes phenomenon, and therefore consciousness can alter phenomenon.

The cherished dream of every chessplayer is to play a match with the World Champion. But here is the paradox: the closer you come to the realization of this goal, the less you think about it.

... all of the great sounds that James Burton and Jimmy Bryant were getting, came out of Telecasters

Kaoru: Grownups are so tiresome. They fake their smiles all day long and they try to force us to do the same. It's no fun at all.

In the real world, banks hang onto their money for fear of making bad loans, no matter how many bailouts or stimulus packages Washington passes.

Jesus Christ was the ultimate influencer. My life has been influenced by Jesus more than anyone else.

I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.

The chaos can act as a magnifier of quantum fluctuations so that they can produce sizable effects in the world around us. But we know that that can happen often

Living in memories is an empty gesture.

[In London] there was definitely less need to wear my big sunglasses.