The day I acquired the habit of consciously pronouncing the words "thank you", I felt I had gained possession of a magic wand capable of transforming everything.

Strive each day to make your life purer, richer, and more luminous. You will subtly and imperceptibly lead all of creation heavenward.

Instead of looking for love, give it; constantly renew it in yourself and you will always feel its presence within you. It will always be there smiling at you, gazing on you kindly.

Gratitude is what opens the spiritual doors to all the blessings. Everything becomes clear, you see, you feel, you live.

Whatever your trials, remind yourself that you are a spirit and are capable of changing your destiny.

Peace is the result of an inner state of harmony. It is not obtained by eliminating anything external, it is inside ourselves that we must find and suppress the causes of war.

There is no more worthy, more glorious or more potent work, than to work with light.

Do not direct all your energies towards seeking pleasure but rather towards a sublime ideal. Your energies will then serve you and contribute to the realisation of your goal or ideal.

A tree is a being that is more spiritual than material.

Marry, don't marry, ' Auntie Aya says as we unfold layers of dough to make an apple str

Helen devises plans to become a monster herself.

If you are not an exception, try to be the example.

Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.

I think interactive television is doomed. It's a dead end.

We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.

We can all pretend to be cynical and scheming, but when we’re faced with purity and innocence, the cynical mask drops off.

Virtually all ideologues, of any variety, are fearful and insecure, which is why they are drawn to ideologies that promise prefabricated answers for all circumstances.

Well, to tell you truth, I have learned a long time ago that the trick when doing a debate, any kind of debate, is to just turn off the judgment switch in my head.

Many people have fond memories of 'The Monkees.' I fondly remember it, too.