So be patient. Do not compromise. And give your destiny time to find you.

The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.

A language is not just a body of vocabulary or a set of grammatical rules. ... Every language is an old-growth forest of the mind.

The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations.

The surface of the Earth itself is an immense loom upon which the sun weaves the fabric of existence.

What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind?

Risk discomfort and solitude for understanding.

Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined, discreet, and they've got grit.

Its haunting to realize that half of the languages of the world are teetering on the brink of extinction.

Language is an old-growth forest of the mind.

All cultures through all time have constantly been engaged in a dance with new possibilities for life. Change is the one constant in human history.

The will to grow is in essence the same phenomenon as love. Love is the will to extend oneself for spiritual growth. Genuinely loving people are, by definition, growing people.

The land of possibility is a better place to make your home than the realm of expectation will ever be

There is room in history for all of us.

You are never so easily fooled as when trying to fool someone else.

Surrealism comes from the reality of Latin America.

Let a man be endowed with ten virtues and have but one fault and the one fault will eclipse and darken all the virtues.

We all have to be concerned about terrorism, but you will never end terrorism by terrorizing others.

Excuse me, I said. I thought you were a trout stream. I'm not, she said.

Conversations among the members of your marketplace happen whether you like it or not. Good marketing encourages the right sort of conversations.

I'm forever BECOMING. I'll never be complete, because completion is death.