Self-doubt is the greatest enemy of any new good habit.

Cruelty to animals is an enormous injustice; so is expecting those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder to do the dangerous, soul-numbing work of slaughtering sentient beings on our behalf.

Yoga will always be transformationa l, even when it stops being cool.

In this moment, there is plenty of time. In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this moment, there is infinite possibility.

Every person you see has stories, and every person you see has a few that would break your heart. We deserve each other's respect simply because we've survived all we have and kept going anyway.

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

Growing into your future ... requires a dedication to caring for yourself as if you were rare and precious, which you are, and regarding all life around you as equally so, which it is.

If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it.

Your mission isn't a project to check off your list. It's a commitment to which to dedicate your life.

As I see it, a green salad is an open invitation to carrots, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and the sprouts that grow in jars on my kitchen counter.

If you only knew who you really are, you'd be starstruck

A novel rough draft is like bread dough

To become an astronaut, someone has to have a dream of his own to do something that he or she has always wanted to do, then commit himself to making that dream come true.

When one teaches, two learn.

But something's missing.

Picture anybody growing up so stupid he didn't know that hope is just another phase you'll grow out of.

Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.

All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.

A left-wing idiot is as dangerous as a right-wing idiot.

A man becomes a Buddha the moment he accepts all that life brings with gratitude.

New York City is still the art capital - every time I'm in New York, I'm thinking about competition.