There is nothing for you in this bleak hospital room but a cold and empty nothingness that has no answers, can give no peace, will provide no comfort to the living.

The trouble with words is that no matter how much sense they make in theory, they can’t change what you feel inside.

And when I look into his eyes there’s a feeling of something I can only describe as familiarity, a sense of safety. Like coming home.

Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote.

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.

I try to keep it real. I don't have time to worry about what I'm projecting to the world. I'm just busy being myself.

I feel like I'm the worst, so I always act like I'm the best.

I do not think anyone can read War and Peace too much. I read it six times.

It's not our weaknesses that frighten us. It's our strengths.

There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down.

Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up, and you realize that you're always standing at the center of the world.

Better is the man of humble standing that works for himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread.

Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes.