To take good care of yourself and to take good care of living beings and of the environment is the best way to love God.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.

Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?

A reform is a correction of abuses a revolution is a transfer of power.

Being rich and famous has never been my goal at all. I love to act and I want to be able to do really great parts.

When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.

The laws of the Universe are responding to me.

My motivation has always been health - eating healthy and taking care of myself.

Hatred in your heart for others is always weakness.

Mother Angelica is proof that we are not limited by other's perceptions, and that God sometimes calls the most unlikely people to great things.

The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going.