The brain has a quality referred to as plasticity. The ability to form new neural pathways even into very old age. The brain is fluid, flexible and incredibly adaptable to new experiences.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

I love walking along Leith's waterfront and wandering around some of New Town's beautiful streets and squares, with their gorgeous Georgian architecture.

Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.

I am satisfied, for I awake in Thy likeness.

The stone that the builder refused shall be the head corner stone.

You can rescue a woman from a dragon - because you can go slay the dragon - but you can't rescue a woman from herself.

There is no remedy for the inefficiency of public management.

I have never owned a share of stock in my life, and the only time I've double dipped into anything is at the snack tray.

When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope.

I know, every time I get somewhere, it'll be strange. But if I understand correctly, I also have fans here and it reassures me.