We're all buddhas. We just don't recognize it.

If we could see the whole truth of any situation, our only response would be one of compassion.

All that we are looking for in life - all the happiness, contentment, and peace of mind - is right here in the present moment.

Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It's always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in us, we've simply learned to see how strong and safe we really are.

When you transform your mind, everything you experience is transformed.

The opportunity to experience yourself differently is always available.

Happiness and unhappiness are not primarily created by the material world or the physical body. First and foremost, they are decisions of the mind.

The mind is the source of all experience, and by changing the direction of the mind, we can change the quality of everything we experience.

When we become fixed in our perceptions we lose our ability to fly.

There's no difference between what is seen and the mind that sees it.

Within our perceived weaknesses and imperfections lies the key to realizing our true strength.

Death starves us of life. So we learn to fabricate our own immortalities.

…she smiles in an exhausted but warm sort of way, as though she is a brilliant sun in some other galaxy

But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of those early messages that you got.

Guys are like dogs: they never notice if you've changed your hair, but they can sense when there's another guy sniffing around their territory

I am for the small man who has not forgotten, for the man who loves his beer and his women and his sunlight

I feel I am a role model to many, not just for my designs, but also for the fact that I started my own company with the help of my two friends. I became a success story, and people relate to that.

I have high respect for the Chief Justice and the institution he represents. But, I equally demand respect to the institution I represent.

I studied with Stella Adler and I didn't like the representational aspect of most opera singers. Most of the opera singers had not a false, but over theatrical way of presenting.

It's great to do theater and have the live response and know what that can bring to a performance. I like to juggle as many mediums as I can.

In recent years, I've been writing because I'm fortunate enough to work in the world of food television, to travel and taste and learn about cooking from the best chefs in the business.