The world was beautiful when looked at in this way—without any seeking, so simple, so childlike.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.

They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of perpetual Becoming.

Never is a man wholly a saint or a sinner.

I felt knowledge and the unity of the world circulate in me like my own blood.

It is not for me to judge another man's life. I must judge, I must choose, I must spurn, purely for myself. For myself, alone.

I have always thirsted for knowledge, I have always been full of questions.

Dreams and restless thoughts came flowing to him from the river, from the twinkling stars at night, from the sun's melting rays. Dreams and a restlessness of the soul came to him.

One must find the source within one's own Self, one must possess it. Everything else was seeking -- a detour, an error.

Alas, Siddhartha, I see you suffering, but you're suffering a pain at which one would like to laugh, at which you'll soon laugh for yourself.

Love and kindness are in the root of all creations.

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.

Bad things are always going to happen in life; People will eventually hurt you, but you can't use that as an excuse to hurt someone back.

With Jesus we have 100 percent security, and no one can ever breach the parameters of His love.

I am never needlessly obscure - I am needfully obscure, when I am obscure.

Only the Holy Spirit can give you the power to not think about yourself, to set you free from yourself.

If I hadn't of had music in my life, it's quite possible I'd be dead and I'd much rather be alive.

If the only reason I coached was to win basketball games, my life would be pretty shallow

The question, O me! so sad, recurring - What good amid these, O me, O life? That you are here - that life exists and identity, that the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

Mostly everything gets worse before it gets better.