The subtle whispers, cues and nudges are there as guideposts, to gently carry the humble listener along the path back to the source and the true self.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.

Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

Every positive thought is a silent prayer which will change your life.

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

Your intelligence is a fire that can illuminate any darkness. Awaken and let your mind burn so brightly! You are alive for a reason!

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion.

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.

When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again.

If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, you can find out first hand what it's like to be me.

I believe in love―a kind, selfless, unending devotion. I believe it is rare.

Most people think that George Nelson, Charles Eames and Eliot Noyes invented industrial design. That is, of course, an exaggeration. George did it without any assistance from the other two.

Adjusted for inflation, somebody going to college today to a state university, is paying about 300 percent of what her mom or dad did just 30 years ago.

Our moral faculties must be placed highest, else they can no more flourish than could a plant growing under the shade and drip of trees.

I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.

It seems I’m getting fresher everytime I turn around.

... people miss a great deal by being sensible.

I know what the caged bird feels, alas!

I miss working with great actors, working with great directors.