Truly listening, attentively, and with care, is one of the simplest and most kind gifts we can give anyone.

Doing the next "right thing" will always bring more genuine happiness than simply doing the next fun thing.

The doors that open and close in our lives are not nearly as important as the person we are when we open them.

Today is sacred - for it will never come again. What could be more important than living this day with attention and the intention to be of benefit, to the best of your ability, to all you encounter?

True freedom is the ability to respond consciously, in the most beneficial way, to whatever life throws at you.

Every moment, every breath, is a new opportunity. An opportunity to let go of the past and to become the person you choose to be.

Remember, everyone you meet is really trying to do the best they can. No one woke up today and intentionally decided to be mean, difficult, or unreasonable - including you.

When we forgive others, we give ourselves permission to let go of our own suffering.

Your genuine happiness does not come from other people, activities or things, it comes from living a meaningful life - a life that is in alignment with your values and is beneficial.

There is no inner peace found in taking care of me and mine. It is present in attending to the needs of we and ours.

The only thing that separates the person you are from the person you want to be are the actions you take.

You cannot ‘fit yourself in’ to greatness. This can only be done by embracing and pursuing your biggest dreams and desires.

If you can honor yourself and be real about your discomfort and pain, then your happiness will be just as real.

The family is very important. They make me feel good always because if I won, when I started to be famous, the relationship never changed with my friends and family.

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

Reality doesn’t impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me. I escape, one way or another. No more walls.

Ideals we do not make. We discover, not invent, them.

I write very, very slowly, and for me, I have to summon all sorts of resources to make one of these pieces work.

The true business of every company is to make and keep customers.

I tell my kids, 'I'm your father, not your friend - but I'm also the best friend you're ever going to have because no one is going to care for you the way I care about you.'