The truth is that everything contains everything else. We cannot just be, we can only inter-be.

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.

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

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.

I have a question for you. When you were a little boy, is this the man you dreamed of becoming?

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

I want to go up to the closest white person and say: 'You can't understand this, it's a black thing' and then slap him, just for my mental health.

I've always had an air of mystery.

Only the just man enjoys peace of mind.

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Little minds find satisfaction for their feelings, good or bad, in little things.

I average 25 with three guys on me and they are just looking at stats I guess.

I'm not guaranteeing that if you work hard you'll be able to duplicate my success. But in America, if you work hard, you just might. I'm a perfect example of that.

If you can tell me who your heroes are, I can tell you how you're going to turn out in life.