We must pay attention to the voice that calls us out of the safety zone.

I know that if we allow ourselves into the gridlock of tribalism, we're in trouble.

If you're interested in the door to the heavens opening, start with the door to your own secret self.

What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do.

Grief is an expression that you loved well.

When you feel yourself breaking down, may you break open instead.

One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.

Fear is a sneaky thief, stealing away precious moments of your life.

In the true spirit of the holidays, let the darkness of your moods lead you back up to the light, and when New Year's rolls around, your resolution will be tinged with new authenticity and power.

When we slow down, quiet the mind, and allow ourselves to feel hungry for something that we do not understand, we are dipping into the abundant well of spiritual longing.

I think that life is a friggin' magic carpet ride - it's amazing. Everything about life is mysterious and beautiful and touching and tragic and lovely and mystical.

Get on top of the obstacles and they become vantage points.

If you can make a woman laugh you can do anything with her.

No one understands that you have given everything. You must give more.

Instead of taxing rich people, governments borrow from them, and pay them interest for the privilege.

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

To execute a vision, good or bad, you've got to tune out the noise.

I would have felt more comfortable on a girder fifty floors above the street, catching white-hot rivets in a pail.

You'll never miss the water 'til the well runs dry.