So what is it with your mother that you haven't worked out yet?

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.

Fear has the role we give it. We are able to empower or poison ourselves to whatever degree we want. This is the beauty of our design.

Perhaps it is controlling the chaos within more than the chaos without.

on him, under him, with his mouth pressed to hers, he sang to her uncouth songs that moved through her body.

You've got a lot going for you, you see. By just describing well with it, something happens.

Did you ever walk through a room that's packed with people, and feel so lonely you can hardly take the next step?

I often think flowers are the angels' alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.

Avoidance is a wonderful therapy

The press briefing today I believe has lost much of its usefulness.

I speak better English than this villain, Bush.

Do not think little of any good deed, even if it is just greeting your brother with a smile.