Whatever your trials, remind yourself that you are a spirit and are capable of changing your destiny.

Strive each day to make your life purer, richer, and more luminous. You will subtly and imperceptibly lead all of creation heavenward.

Instead of looking for love, give it; constantly renew it in yourself and you will always feel its presence within you. It will always be there smiling at you, gazing on you kindly.

The day I acquired the habit of consciously pronouncing the words "thank you", I felt I had gained possession of a magic wand capable of transforming everything.

Gratitude is what opens the spiritual doors to all the blessings. Everything becomes clear, you see, you feel, you live.

Peace is the result of an inner state of harmony. It is not obtained by eliminating anything external, it is inside ourselves that we must find and suppress the causes of war.

There is no more worthy, more glorious or more potent work, than to work with light.

Do not direct all your energies towards seeking pleasure but rather towards a sublime ideal. Your energies will then serve you and contribute to the realisation of your goal or ideal.

A tree is a being that is more spiritual than material.

Sleep is God. Go worship.

Late bloomer' is another way of saying 'slow learner.

We made a plan at school to meet in her garage and kiss. It was like this little business deal. I kissed her and then I ran home

Don't worry what people say or what people think. Be yourself.

I used to hate doing color. I hated transparency film. The way I did color was by not wanting to know what kind of film was in my camera.

I prefer to be sitting on the beach, but I can't. I want to be a billionaire.

I liked that about her. I liked how laid back she was, when she wasn’t trying to stab me.

I remember performing on a punk stage with no mic in the middle of a mosh pit. My act was called "How to Be a Domestic Goddess."

I was brought up by an Episcopalian father and Presbyterian mother in nondenominational Army chapels all over the world and never really had much religious experience.

Most believers aren't in imminent danger of ruining their lives. They're facing a danger that's far greater: wasting them.