Suffering is a gift; in its hidden mercy

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.

Listen with ears of tolerance! See through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love

I LOVE my friends neither with my heart nor with my mind. Just in case... HEART might stop. MIND can forget. I Love them with my Soul. SOUL never stops or forgets.

Whenever you are alone, remind yourself that God has sent everyone else away so that there is only you and Him.

Find the sweetness in your own heart, then you may find the sweetness in every heart.

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

It's your road & yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you

Last night I begged the Wise One to tell me the secret of the world. Gently, gently, he whispered, "Be quiet, the secret cannot be spoken, It is wrapped in silence."

Sin will take you where you didn't plan to go. It will keep you there longer than you planned to stay. And it will cost you more than you intended to pay

Sometimes things don't work out and the reason has nothing to do with you, or how good you are.

We are not conscious of most things until we ask ourselves questions about them.

We are the only species on earth capable of preventing our own flowering.

You're always afraid of losing what you have. Regardless of success or anything, you're always afraid.

Be truthful... and pay attention. I would also recommend the avoidance of credit cards.

I'm very much interested in water and women in water. I've been photographing that for years although I didn't really know it at the time.

In 2006 I was asked to sing at the World Cup in Germany, and in 2010 I was fortunate enough to be asked again.

For all we know, we know nothing.

I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.