The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

Sometimes it is better not to talk about art by using the word "art". If we just act with awareness and integrity, our art will flower, and we don't have to talk about it at all.

The roots of war are in the way we live our daily lives —the way we develop our industries, build up our society, and consume goods.

Peace is based on respect for life, the spirit of reverence for life.

If we are aware of our lifestyle, our way of consuming, of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment we are alive.

Truth is found in life and not merely in conceptual knowledge.

We wanted peace. We did not care about anyone’s victory or defeat. We just wanted the bombs to stop falling on us.

Change takes time. It takes time for the seeds to begin growing within, time to understand and process, time for the growth to mature, and time for the old self to die and fall away.

Love is a fine mingling of holding on and letting go.

So many kids are fat drug addicts these days, it's almost as if Rush Limbaugh had puppies.

On every team, there is a core group that sets the tone for everyone else. If the tone is positive, you have half the battle won. If it is negative, you are beaten before you ever walk on the field.

I was never interested in being an overly public person.

I love writing for and about women. In my whole career I have.

I worked at a hospital for a week. And at a golf course when I was in college at Kansas for about a week. The tips weren't good so I quit.

Don't ever let anyone turn your sky into a ceiling.

When your blood is found at the murder scene, that's the end of the ball game, there's nothing more to say.

Beauty is a fact, and it can change with time. Something ugly in the morning can become beautiful in the evening.