The depth of our compassion is proportional to the depth of our living. (65)

Lead us toward a speech, which is as beautiful as silence, and toward a silence, which is as beautiful as the sweetest and truest of words. (119)

Much blood has been spilled over words, and a great deal of it over the word ‘God.’ (125)

The compassionate person does not require other people to be stupid, in order to be intelligent. Their intelligence is for everyone, so as to have a world in which there is less ignorance. (118)

The best religion or practice is the one that makes us better. (42)

The meditative mind sees disagreeable or agreeable things with equanimity, patience, and good-will. Transcendent knowledge is seeing reality in utter simplicity. (146)

The ego is like a clever monkey, which can co-opt anything, even the most spiritual practices, so as to expand itself. (155)

[C]hange your thinking, your interpretation of he world, change the way you see! To change the way you see is to change the world. (50)

What is the real origin of my own anger? Is it the ego defending its territory, or is it something that has its source in the desire for the well-being of all? (73)

If we are strong our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak words will be no help.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

For the love of god, find something actually socially useful to do with your money. Because if you don't, socialism's going to start looking a lot better to a whole lot of people.

The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror. We've removed an ally of al Qaeda.

Knowledge and belief are two seperate tracks that run parallel to each other and never meet, except in the child.

I like making mini-movies rather than just three-minute, place-the-champagne-here-for-sponsorship videos.

Mine is not a religion of the prison-house. It has room for the least among God's creation.

Fooling laymen with science is sometimes so easy it should be criminal.

I was pretty much prepared because I was already playing in extremely good ways when I arrived from Europe because I played jazz four or five years before I arrived here.

Let valour end my life!