So, in meditation practice, the best way to get somewhere is to let go of trying to get anywhere at all.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

Why is it that words like these seem dull and cold? Is it because there is no word tender enough to be your name?

Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.

Understanding who you are within leads to changing a man’s value and behavior

Excellence does not come from believing in excellence, but from constant change, challenge, and improvement.

What is GRACE? an individual, inspiring and virtuous impulse, that streams the spirit with life! An elegance and divinity of one's beauty!

Organization takes the fun out of everything.

Movies can be instruments of enlightenment.

I never really got over the fun of making letters.

Barack Obama was better as a campaigner than as a - as a president sometimes in this same position. It is easier when you have a foil.

My definition of beauty is without rules. It can be the face of a beautiful 90-year-old woman that is full of stories and emotion. Beauty is what somebody's eyes communicate.