The body is a boat that carries the soul in the ocean of the world. If it is not strong, or it has a hole, then it cannot cross the ocean, so the first duty is to fix the boat.

If you work on yoga, yoga will work on you.

By running away from the world no one can get peace. Anywhere you go the problems will go with you, because the problems are inside you and not outside. Outside is simply a projection of inside.

No one can please everyone. Your mental peace is more important. If you are in peace, then others around you will feel peace. So your best effort should be to work on yourself.

The world is not a burden; we make it a burden by our desires. When the desires are removed, the world is as light as a feather on an elephant's back.

Work honestly, meditate everyday, meet people without fear and play.

Children copy their parents, friends, and teachers. They will develop the habits of the people around them. So if you want your child to be honest, peaceful and happy you should be that way first.

As soon as a person starts thinking, 'I want to be a better person,' that is the start of Yoga.

Love everyone, including yourself. This is real sadhana.

Life is not a burden, but we make it one when we refuse to accept things as they are.

You can't teach a hunter it's wrong to kill.

You can’t fix who you are on your own, but God is in the business of transforming broken girls into beautiful trophies of His grace.

We have as much time as we need.

It's pretty dangerous if you approach music trying to please other people.

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

I took a job at the pool in order to earn the five cents a day it cost to swim. I counted wet towels. As a bonus, I was allowed to swim during lunchtime.

It's no trifle at her time at her time of life to part with a doctor who knows her constitution.

I personally believe that war is highly unlikely.

Electricity, water, gas, and steam course through the walls of my building, keeping it alive.

Death doesn't just take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed.

The brain can be seen as a complex machine, like a gooey computer.