No great thing comes to any person unless that person has courage.

I am no longer a curmudgeon. I am a curmudgeon emeritus.

Like all valuable commodities, truth is often counterfeited.

There are no office hours for leaders.

We do not attach any intrinsic value to the Cross; this would be sinful and idolatrous. Our veneration is referred to Him who died upon it.

Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.

A civil ruler dabbling in religion is as reprehensible as a clergyman dabbling in politics. Both render themselves odious as well as ridiculous.

Every man has a mission from God to help his fellow beings.

For to keep at the top is harder almost than to get there

A critic is a man who expects miracles.

There are no working hours for leaders.

Just remember, honey, you only have one heart.

For your love I have uprooted all my desires, I am no more demanding...

human desires are the main cause of suffering

People don't win because they're physically stronger. It's because they're stronger between the ears.

Even if we try to see people in our lives accurately, it is distorted by our own wants and prejudices and experiences.

The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world.

I think I ended up on 'People”s '50 Most Beautiful People' list just because of eyeliner, which is kind of a bummer. But if you do find the right color, it will make your eyes pop.

I think life's an irrational obsession.

These are the stories of travelers on a spiritual quest between worlds. Part mythmaker, part poet, Omar Castaeda is an original, and these stories are unlike any in our literature.

Most Pixar films are better than most live action films.