Only the sea, murmurous behind the dingy checkerboard of houses, told of the unrest, the precariousness, of all things in this world.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless.

Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.

Life is a sum of all your choices". So, what are you doing today?

The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation

You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.

I do not like to repeat successes I like to go on to other things.

I was spinning—from the kiss, the alcohol or the lack of air, I wasn’t sure, but I knew I needed to pull away if only just to breath.

If your mind is pure, all buddha-lands are pure.

Blogging is best learned by blogging...and by reading other bloggers.

Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.

Above all, I am an opera singer. This is how people will remember me.

I prefer her [Nina Simone's] jazz period much more so than her folk period.

Men have an easier time buying bathing suits. Women have two types: depressing and more depressing. Men have two types: nerdy and not nerdy.

I am in the habit of looking not so much to the nature of a gift as to the spirit in which it is offered.

Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.