People get stuck a lot because they're afraid to act; in the worst case,...we get so attached to some end result that we can't function. We need help just to move on, only life doesn't wait.

Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning...look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself.

Our tendency in life is to avoid things that frighten us. But in order to become whole, we need to go deeper and deeper into ourselves by reaching further and further into the things we fear.

When we don't ask, we don't let others give. When we fear rejection, we don't let generosity arise.

In every area, working with what you habitually reject is one of the best ways to facilitate growth and transformation.

Our work may be important, but we don't take it too seriously. Otherwise, we get attached to one relatively small thing and ignore the rest of life.

Take the selfishness out of anger and you're left with determination.

We're creating a little niche for ourselves instead of working the whole canvas.

The pursuit of enlightenment is for the purpose of the world, not merely for the purpose of the individual. Practices for enlightenment must lead to action in the world.

The basic problem, actually, is how to get rid of the idea that we're going to get rid of our problems. Only then can we relate directly with the real issues of our life.

Look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself.

The only thing worse than losing hope is to be the reason someone else loses hope.

Larry broke my morose train of thought with his laughter. "Welcome to America, " he said, "where even our zombie epidemic has an obesity epidemic.

Innocence is what is precious about life. No other experience can compare. Cherish it.

Writing is a team sport.

I can't say I'm thankful about being German because I sometimes experience it as a huge burden. But it is an integral part of me and I wouldn't want to escape it. I have accepted it.

I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad.

The ambition of an England manager should be to become England manager.

I never had a desire to hurt anybody.

I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker

To offer women something that feels more about investing in something and less about being disposable is a complete corrective to the world we live in