There is no need to change this world at all; and there is no need to change yourself either.

Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what.

All I can guarantee you is that as long as you are searching for happiness, you will remain unhappy.

There is no power outside of man. Man has created God out of fear. So the problem is fear and not God.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

Nature is busy creating absolutely unique individuals, whereas culture has invented a single mold to which all must conform. It is grotesque.

Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.

*Only if you reject all the other paths can you discover your own path.

Penny was a very pretty, witty and brave girl, as bold as a Marine platoon storming Iwo Jima.

Sin builds up. Forgiveness cleans up.

I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.

I am resolved that I will not through humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.

Without true medical liability reform, our doctors will continue to leave, and young doctors coming out of medical school $100,000 to $200,000 in debt will not be able to afford such onerous costs.

When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals.

New eras don't come about because of swords, they're created by the people who wield them.

Breath is the power behind all things… I breathe in and know that good things will happen.

We realized we don't have an invention, that's why we gave it away.