The definition of mantra is "that which protects the mind." That which protects the mind from negativity, or that which protects you from your own mind, is called mantra.

Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.

We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others.

Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.

Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.

The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.

What we have to learn, in both meditation and in life, is to be free of attachment to the good experiences, and free of aversion to the negative ones.

It is compassion, then, that is the best protection; it is also, as the great masters of the past have always known, the source of all healing.

You have no minute to spare... All you have is to dare! It should be at the back of your mind to beware...

… one can never go back, that one should not ever try to go back – that the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a One Way Street.

Travelling on the known path is intelligence

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.

And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest their time and money with me to show up on the set every day and do the best of which I am capable.

I just like to do work that inspires me, and I don't pay any attention to whether it's a high- or low-budget movie.

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

I do a lot of running. Bit of squash, bit of tennis. I don't like feeling out of shape.

My name is Leah, and I will do anything to keep my husband.

The Russians often took advantage of Lend-Lease.