Nothing in the world can make you happy; everything in the world can encourage you to be happy.

Nothing real stands between you and your happiness, only illusion and confusion.

'One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever.'

Love is the ultimate coach. Do what you love, let love guide you, and let love inspire you.

The final and only act of healing is to accept that there is nothing wrong with you.

No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.

The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become.

True forgiveness is a self-healing process which starts with you and gradually extends to everyone else.

Make a commitment to having fun. See your best friends and make time for your hobbies and passions.

Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.

Some people 'go' through life; and other people 'grow' through life. Which one are you?

Dance in the rain, follow the path of lovely lanes, you are what you always wanted to be, so chill out, dear friend!

So much of reading and writing to me is about being elsewhere, no matter how much I love where I am.

We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

So, I was just a young guy, maybe with an idea, and Cecil Taylor, himself a rebel, would take a chance on a guy like me. It turned out to be a very symbiotic partnership. I learned a lot from him.

Stay to yourself, just listen. Do more listening than talking. The more you speak the higher the chances you sayin the wrong thing.

I want the wonder back again, or I shall die.

The paynefull smith, with force of fervent heat, The hardest yron soone doth mollify, That with his heavy sledge he can it beat, And fashion it to what he it list apply.

I'm a bagel on a plate full of onion rolls!

I'm bored, I'm the chairman of the board.

Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements.