There is no peace in the world until you find peace within yourself in this moment.

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.

My eyes may not utter words, but they speak volumes when I look at you.

It's best not to get settled on things being a certain way, I realized. Life had a funny way if interrupting your plans.

Successful journals break the deadlock of introspective obsession

Pizza tastes better than broccoli and opinion tastes better than news.

Just to get a job is always really exciting to me. I do feel there's a lot left for me to learn about movies, the subtleties of acting.

Every now and then you're going to get beaten, but we work hard.

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man's heart.

Rick Shapiro is a top comedian.

I don't know if I don't believe in monogamy. I think I do believe in it depending on the person or situation or something.

A flowerless room is a soulless room, to my way of thinking; but even a solitary little vase of a living flower may redeem it.