National discord is, like religion, a standardized form of revolt; and the moment a revolt is standardized, it is no longer a revolt.

Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.

A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.

The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end - you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.

Here is my secret: I don't mind what happens.

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.

What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?

Why must duty require me to break my own heart?

Sometimes what you’re most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free.

I was that kind of kid that was going to the movies every weekend, I couldnt get enough of the movies, and now I get to make them. So I kind of have a one-track mind.

I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.

The virtuous nothing fear but life with shame, And death's a pleasant road that leads to fame.

No other commodity enjoys as much universal acceptability and marketability as gold.

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other.

Before becoming an Australian you will be asked to subscribe to certain values. If you have strong objections to those values, don't come to Australia.

Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction.