Thoughts come and go like leaves in the wind, but the core of consciousness is forever.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

Broken boys are dangerous, but broken men are lovely.

Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.

Fear kills more than disease.

Ignore people who tell you 'you can't' or try to discourage you.

The continuous invention of new ways of observing is man's special secret of living.

What happens when your dream comes true - when the spotlight is on and then it moves away?

One of the great cliches of campaign journalism is the notion that American elections have long since ceased to be about issues and ideas.

I have said a lot in the past and now I think it is best that I do not comment on what I think when I look at President Bush!

Become enraptured by the sights and sounds in intrigue of nature and beauty, come along with me and take it all in. Come here my love.

Actually, my ideal life would be to have an evergreen tree farm and, every December, I'd load them up and just stand out on the street and sell Christmas trees.