Rather than finding heaven on earth, we are asked to release heaven by living on earth.

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.

The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what's been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the results.

…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

We were revisionists

A great man does not lose his self-possession when he is afflicted the ocean is not made muddy by the falling in of its banks.

The wise do not investigate such silliness.

If only every man who sees my films did not get the impression he can make love to me, I would be a lot happier.

I strongly support SNAP and will continue to urge my colleagues in Congress to provide adequate funding to this important program.

The good-they cannot create; they are always the beginning of the end.

I like a colorful sock. I'm a sock man.

There's no one way of telling a story or looking at reality, so I think any device is up for grabs as long as it fits in with the tone.

Small steps taken by many people in their backyards add up.

I can only go places because I know that I can go away from them, if that makes sense. I like the gypsy lifestyle that filming affords.