The undisturbed mind is like the calm body water reflecting the brilliance of the moon. Empty the mind and you will realize the undisturbed mind.

The sky is the sky wherever you go.

Can you enter a house uninvited?""No.""Why?""That would be rude.

Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only after adolescence are we capable of compassion.

Lionel Messi? When I played against him at Sevilla it was always very difficult, so now I'm pleased that we're on the same side. He's just fantastic.

I mean that I think I find the psychology of people more interesting than politics. I think the psychology of politics is more interesting than straight politics.

The election moment is merely the American public saying, "We'd rather you be President than that guy." That's it.

It's much harder when you're writing about your life, than when you're writing fiction.

It starts this way: The worth of a job is not defined by what it allows you to do when you're not working.

My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education.

This is your sword. You press the pointy end into the enemy. Try not to let him make eye contact with you and remember, he spits invisible poison. (Thorn)