Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.

Humility means accepting reality with no attempt to outsmart it.

We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding. Synchronicity works as a catalyst toward the working out of that destiny.

A wound does not destroy us. It activates our self-healing powers. The point is not to "put it behind you" but to keep benefiting from the strength it has awakened.

Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way of participating in our own evolution.

Most people think of love as a feeling, but love is not so much a feeling as a way of being present.

Spirituality is the intersection of three paths: letting go of ego, an unconditional yes to the conditions of human existence, and an immeasurable compassion.

I see that mankind still survives after all its attempts to destroy itself and so I surmise that it is the law of love that rules mankind.

When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future.

It is not that practice makes perfect but that practice is perfect, combining effort with an openness to grace.

Mindfulness is both a state of being and a daily spiritual practice, a form of meditation.

A true friend is one who likes you despite your achievements.

All of this has to be understood as part of a process leading ultimately to a treaty that will give an international body power over our domestic laws.

Bush's memoir is 512 pages. To be fair, 200 of those pages are just games and puzzles.

The characteristic feature of the loser is to bemoan, in general terms, mankind's flaws, biases, contradictions, and irrationality - without exploiting them for fun and profit

A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.

When you're out of quality, you're out of business.

Congress: Bingo with billions.

I think nobody wants to hear a sermon. Well, some people do, but maybe not through music or not with me. No one wants to hear me give a speech that way.

The British like any kind of music so long as it is loud.

The greatest and the hottest fires that ever were on earth are but ice in comparison to the fire of hell.