Whatever we have done with our lives makes us what we are when we die. And everything, absolutely everything, counts.

Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.

We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others.

Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.

Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.

The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.

What we have to learn, in both meditation and in life, is to be free of attachment to the good experiences, and free of aversion to the negative ones.

It is compassion, then, that is the best protection; it is also, as the great masters of the past have always known, the source of all healing.

What's the good of living if you don't try a few things?

The most courageous act in politics is to try to understand your opponent.

Whenever we release our need to be right about everything as parents, we are able to meet our children in a relationship of mutuality and respect.

Just because we can doesn’t mean we should. Just because we always have doesn’t mean we always have to. Once we know better, we should choose better.

I have no desire to write anything for screen. That's a great talent.

I can't imagine anybody disagrees with President Trump when he says, if we don't take care of our veterans, who are we really as a nation?

In his own time and in his own way, the Lord will bring about his miracles.

Actresses generally arent allowed to have haircuts, because short hair isnt considered as versatile.

Your body is woven from the light of heaven. Are you aware that its purity and swiftness is the envy of angels and its courage keeps even devils away.

We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived.