We travel so far only to land where we are. We imagine other lives, only to meet who we are. We seek out love in special ways, only to find everyone is special. Humbly, we can't avoid this journey.

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

The flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.

Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.

The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased.

When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.

The real & lasting practice for each of us is to remove what obstructs us so we can be who we are.

To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and to be transformed by the journeying is to be a pilgrim.

Tragedy stays alive by feeling what's been done to us, while peace comes alive by living with the results.

…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” (p.275)

Each of us carries some wisdom waiting to be discovered at the center of our experience. Everything we meet, if faced and held, reveals a part of that wisdom.

May you fill your days with love, laughter, and joy.

Your mind is a treasure house that you should stock well and it’s the one part of you the world can’t interfere with.

Encourage obeying "all the way, right away, and in a happy way.

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.

Busy idleness urges us on. [Lat., Strenua nos exercet inertia.]

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them.

My secret is that I have never thought there is a secret to anything in life. Passion. Love. Drive. Work. Work. Work. Dull but true.

Old Time the clock-setter.