One person really can make a difference. Each person is the revolution.

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

People use words to do battle and to hurt one another terribly, tragically and even mortally.

When we want to talk, we can instead listen, and let our attentiveness to another's need to speak be our silent statement.

Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.

We must quit thinking we know everything, and quit placing "knowledge" over kindness and compassion.

The dreamer's untamed eye sees beyond the illusions to the heart of what is real.

There is no greater intelligence than kindness and empathy.

Love only serves and does not calculate.

If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what discomforts you.

Materialism is an identity crisis.

Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.

It's great not to be a collector.

No one will ever know anyone. We just have to deal with each other. You're not ever gonna know me.

Always aim for achievement, and forget about success.

We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life.

Kindness is the color in the cathedral window which woven into beautiful characters shuts out the hideous sights of a world which is all too practical.

A handful of people who probably never even ran a small business actually think they can reinvent the health care system.

Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.

The faith which you keep must be a faith that demands obedience, and you can keep it only by obeying it.

Live fully each day to the full . . .