The peace that comes with surrendered action turns to a sense of aliveness when you actually enjoy what you are doing.

The past has no power over the present moment.

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.

When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life.

When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation or accept it, all else is madness.

Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love - you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.

When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.

In today's rush we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just Being.

Observe your thoughts, don't believe them.

Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.

You are not separate from the whole. You are one with the sun, the earth, the air. You don’t have a life. You are life.

Pamper a tomato, overfeed it, overwater it and you will get a Paris Hilton of a tomato.

He's just a flash in the pants.

On Staten Island, there's a ship graveyard. I'm using that a lot, even for 'Under the Dome.' When I'm dissatisfied with a location scout, I go on Google Earth. It's an amazing tool.

I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird'... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.

I would define the proper use of power as something that creates happiness for yourself and others.

I'm not so widely known that I'm going to be pigeonholed

My administration will tackle these issues in consultation with the black communities of London.

Giants. We must face them. Yet we need not face them alone.

You used to be fly, but you crashed your plane.

Maybe all pain in the world requires poetry.