No one spiritual path is better than another, although one may accept the universe's role in life more than another.

The most important part of any relationship is allowing others to choose their own response to a situation, and of course this is the most difficult part.

Healing and positive life change comes from having the courage and spiritual conviction to look squarely at life's impermanence.

Every living thing is both a whole system in and of itself as well as an essential part of other systems.

A true spiritual teacher knows more than he or she necessarily verbalizes, using temperance and love to be guided to say what is appropriate.

The stripping away of illusion and the struggle to find personal reality can be likened to the peeling of an apple. As one peels away the layers of unreality. . . eventually only the core remains.

When we are unable to love and appreciate ourselves and our efforts, we run away from our mistakes and failures, rather than learning from them.

The snooze button is useless if you love life enough to get up on time.

Everything is possible in America, except the production of intelligence.

Learn from your experience shooting your film, and then move on to the next.

He laughs best who laughs least.

[Models] have the thinnest thighs, the shiniest hair and the coolest clothes, and they're the most physically insecure women probably on the planet.

You can go on like this for a very long time, and no one will notice. You keep thinking you're going to hit some sort of bottom, but I'm here to tell you: There is no bottom.

I completely love music. I used to be the music critic at 'The Improper Bostonian.' It's just something I've always loved very deeply.

Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for it.

Don't be attracted to easy paths because the paths that make your feet bleed are the only way to get ahead in life.

The man who never makes a mistake must get tired of doing nothing.