We begin to not be human, as we've known it, any longer. But to be just creative minds and action, whereas right now we're confused minds and actions, and our environment mirrors that back to us.

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.

Away I turned, from the ghosts that brought me to this place. From an insatiable desperation to be wanted and my urge to fill the emptiness inside.

With a little discipline and regular self-checks you can learn to do one thing at a time. And do it better. And be happier doing it.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

I want to be one of the artists in the cathedral on the great plain. I want to make a dragon's head, an angel, a devil - or perhaps a saint - out of stone.

Your mind will give back to you exactly what you put into it.

I would risk violence a thousand times rather than risk the emasculation of the whole race.

As poets, our lamentations are glorious, filled with the virtues angles would learn to envy.

That's the magic of filmmaking, to draw the audience into an exotic world and keep them there and keep the suspense.

The true criminal must be defined as a man who commits a crime though he is as decently fed and clothed as others.