Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.

People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

You mainly feel the way you think.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.

If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.

By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.

Stop shoulding on yourself

Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining.

The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.

The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.

I look at you, and I think about you, and ... I don't know. No one has ever confounded me the way you do.

I suppose in the end the whole of life becomes an act of letting go. But what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.

Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.

Ben Affleck (who plays A.J. Frost) and I got to actually go into the neutral buoyancy tank in actual $10 million spacesuits the astronauts wear in outer space, and that was pretty interesting

We are the living graves of murdered beasts, slaughtered to satisfy our appetites. How can we hope in this world to attain the peace we say we are so anxious for?

My life isn't focused on results. My life is really focused on the process of doing all the things I'm doing, from work to relationships to friendships to charitable work.

In my experience, clever food is not appreciated at Christmas. It makes the little ones cry and the old ones nervous.

It's destiny! Perhaps it is the energy that pulls on the threads and, well, I'm just leaving it as it is meant to be.

A satyagrahi has always his minimum and it is this minimum that is wanted in connection with this struggle.

In cold weather a good rule is to light your fire first before doing anything else. It is always more sensible to keep yourself warm rather than trying to thaw yourself out later.