The fact that we are born with the potential to go from simple survival to God-consciousness is the remarkable trait that sets our nervous systems apart from all other creatures. How to Know God.

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.

...a well-stocked mind is safe from boredom.

Life is the ultimate artistic masterpiece, and it's up to you, the creator, to make it as wildly dazzling as possible.

Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money.

Adversity leads us to think properly of our state and so is most beneficial to us.

Having to sing makes me feel like a singer. And I don't view myself as a singer, but I guess I now am, because I am singing every day.

I've always had confidence.

I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.

What interests me in life is curiosity, challenges, the good fight with its victories and defeats.

Washington DC is corporate-occupied territory.

A story is like building a chapel; a novel is a cathedral.