Trying to change ourselves in order to please others - so that we can feel temporarily whole for having won their approval - is like cutting a flower into pieces so that it will fit into a vase.

You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

Love is effortless attention.

The greatest power you possess in life is your understanding that life gives you a fresh start any moment you choose.

Life isn't a race to win, it's a school for our higher education.

Trying to “fix” the people in your life that cause you pain is like massaging your shoes because your feet ache.

The limit of your present understanding is not the limit of your possibilities.

We are not here on earth to change our destiny, but to fulfill it.

Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing.

Knowledge without Spirit is like finding yourself on a cold night with all the wood in the world and no flame to ignite it.

True Leadership is having multiple generations working together successfully and passionately to create significance.

It's late at night when the memory comes for me, like it always seems to when the relief of sleep seems ready to draw me under.

I call my it "the Book of Paula" or BoP for short. Those are my own opinions, based on experience.

You might have been paid back enough to suit you" I said, "but I don't know if you've been paid back enough to suit me.

A bird who can gobble is qualified to teach crowing.

Normal military trade is undoubtedly part of the normal State-to-State relations.

We should vote for the welfare of the country, not for the welfare of the party.

If I wasn't a film-maker, I'd be a film critic. It's the only thing I'd be qualified to do.

We are only alone when we abandon ourselves.

It's not the outer appearance that matters, it's what's inside.