That perfect day, that magic moment that we're all waiting for, is right now.

Happiness does not come from the things that we have but the abandoning of things that we cling to, by letting go of the attachments to things we don't want.

We are all the same. We have the same hopes, fears, strengths, and weaknesses.

The spiritual experience isn’t one of filling ourselves up— with either religious or intellectual beliefs—but of emptying ourselves so that we can experience what is, directly, unfiltered.

When I'm really stressed emotionally, I say to myself that there's only so much I can do to change things. Life happens on life's terms. Then, I go for a run.

Seeing my children in the morning as they come down from their bedrooms makes my heart come alive. There's just no better moment in my day.

Ignorance rises in our counity because people do not utlize their common knowledge to express their thoughts to others that can be considered fair and rational.

The essence of a mature human being in religious terms is the ability to see, to be aware of others' suffering and to be touched by it.

We must practice the Presence of God. Jesus said, “Lo, I am with you always” [Matthew 28:20]. Remember, Christ is always near us.

The structure of your practice is the main reason for your success or lack of success as a coach

When a man mourns for someone who has played him false, it is not for love of her, but for his own humiliation at not having deserved her trust.

I'm not turning my back on classical theater. It's all about opportunities and timing a lot of the time when things come up.

Criticizing others is a dangerous thing, not so much because you may make mistakes about them, but because you may be revealing the truth about yourself.

The poetry of earth is never dead When all the birds are faint with the hot sun, And hide I cooling trees, a voice will run From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead.

When you have a time of crisis what happens depends on what ideas are floating around, and what ideas have been developed, and thought through, and are made effective.

I think this sets a very bad precedent, the president unilaterally on his own starting war without any consent from Congress.