We're all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment.

The cause of all our personal problems and nearly all the problems of the world can be summed up in a single sentence: Human life is very deep, and our modern dominant lifestyle is not.

Life, like any other exciting story, is bound to have painful and scary parts, boring and depressing parts, but it's a brilliant story, and it's up to us how it will turn out in the end.

The gap between our sincere values and our actual behavior is the source of all self-hatred.

Meditation is simply seeing reality and acknowledging it with bare honesty.

Little by little deep inside us, the diamond shines, the eyes open, the dawn rises, we become what we already are.

Without loving and caring for others, most of us stand little chance of communing with God/the Divine Wisdom, no matter how many years we may spend in silent prayer.

Do you want a world with . . . more joy and happiness? Then find your own joy and happiness and contribute to the joy and happiness of others.

The cause of all our personal problems and nearly all the problems of the world can be summed up in a single sentence:Human life is very deep, and our modern dominant lifestyle is not.

I am a firm believer in the ‘Power of Persuasion.’Insomuch as, whatever you believe are your limitations, will become your limitation.

Touch a day you will never see.

It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously.

Reckless action is worse than wise restraint.

This dish of meat is too good for any but anglers, or very honest men.

I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show.

Elegant persuasion is when the other person thought it was their idea.

...the greatest weapon against big stupid men was a sharp mind.

I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.

The Dear father Would with his daughter speak, commands her service; Are they inform'd of this?