One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

Don’t complain; just work harder.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

I'm sorry. It's my fault. How do I make it right?

Sometimes I sit alone under the stars and think of the galaxies inside my heart and truly wonder if anyone will ever want to make sense of all that I am

Strike from mankind the principle of faith and men would have no more history than a flock of sheep.

If women are not accorded equal place in the leadership of the Catholic Church and the other great world religions, they will always be treated as inferiors in earthly matters as well.

The developing countries must be able to take a more active part in trade negotiations, through technical assistance and support from the developed countries.

Who doesn’t want an exploding wicker chicken?

Be silent and safe-silence never betrays you.

For love is sufficient unto love.

I write in bed, too. I find it very comforting. I want to sort of, like, crawl in a fetal position if I have to.

Poetry cannot take sides except with life.

The folks who know the truth aren't talking.... The ones who don't have a clue, you can't shut them up!