Truth is found in life and not merely in conceptual knowledge.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. (21)

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

Sometimes it is better not to talk about art by using the word "art". If we just act with awareness and integrity, our art will flower, and we don't have to talk about it at all.

The roots of war are in the way we live our daily lives —the way we develop our industries, build up our society, and consume goods.

Peace is based on respect for life, the spirit of reverence for life.

If we are aware of our lifestyle, our way of consuming, of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment we are alive.

We wanted peace. We did not care about anyone’s victory or defeat. We just wanted the bombs to stop falling on us.

If the will remains in protest it stays dependent on that which it is protesting against.

I always wanted to be a character actor. I love watching movies where you dont recognize someone because theyre so lost in the part.

The simple fact of yourself... there it is... just you... no excitement about it... a very simple fact... the only thing you have... keep it as clear as you can.

It's hard to have your parents not happy with you.

When a man wants to relax, he will slob out and really relax. Or he will pursue a hobby - anything from building models to watching sport.

Consisting mostly of recirculating scrapped metals, 80% of all the metals that have ever been mined are still at work.

All my life I have been intensely repelled by the idea of 'making an effort'. I hate this idea today as much as I did as a child. I don't know why I hate it so much; I just do.

Life in the ocean makes Earth hospitable. We are sailing along in the universe and we have a blue engine that is making everything alright.

You've got to experience failure to understand that you can survive it.

Fore God, you have here a goodly dwelling and a rich.