The pain of childhood walks beside me as a friend, it teaches me how to invite the stillness of compassion - Shavasti

Fate is a given, destiny is what we do with it

Awakening is not a journey of discovering a distant land or a coveted secret, but rather, it is a journey of surrendering to what has always been present but shrouded in illusion and disillusion.

We never taste a perfect joy our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

We have forty-four defenses for him, but he has forty-five ways to score.

I'm still learning, but I can see there are decisions in life that are going to be very challenging and it's always better to get through them, always.

I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipsitck.

A woman has to be twice as good as a man to go half as far.

The first thing is we got to make sure we try to keep guns out of the wrong hands. And I want comprehensive background checks.

The only good reason to embrace a philosophical position is that you are convinced it is true or at least makes sense of the world better than the alternatives.

I find stuff written about me is in stark contrast to who I am. But I can sleep well at night knowing that I did my best - I'm looking forward to my next chapter, whatever that is.

Don't wait for someone else to validate you. Validate yourself.

The writer presents himself to the blank page not with an open passport but an open heart.