When I'm in a state of goodness about the world, no matter what is happening, I see that goodness. But if I'm in an irritable, angry, separate state, I've shut down.

If you're going to live in the anxiety of the surface of this world, you're never going to find the depth, the source. If you want calmness, you've got to go deeper.

Treat yourself as if you were someone inexpressibly dear to you.

It gives me such hope that each one of us can contribute to make this world a better place.

My greatest life lesson has been to not wait for the opportunities to come to me. I realize how important it is to be proactive and to create the opportunities myself.

I think I have an awareness inside of me that we are all the same, that basically we are all part of that one heart.

The world can only seem a safe place when we feel safe inside.

No matter who you are, you have a giant self.

We forget that our bodies are the most valuable, precious thing we have and take that miracle of life for granted.

We all have something that centers us in our lives. That linchpin is something that when we don't do enough of it, we start to feel off center.

Into your darkest corner, you are safe in my love, you are protected. I am the openess you seek, I am your doorway. Come sit in the circular temple of my heart, & let yourself be calm.

What are acquaintance for, if not to supply the pleasures of gossip?

Fight fire with fire.

I have a place in the Broadway community that can only be earned.

There's a lot of letters, and a lot of people come say "hi" at book signings, but I'm amazed at how normal everybody is.

Is it cynical to assume that anyone smiling is a liar and a criminal?

George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate.

I probably described more times than I can remember how stressful it was advising the President [Barack Obama] about going after Bin Laden.

I must tell you that the supply of words on the world market is plentiful, but the demand is falling.

To question me onceis a simple mistake, Lieutenant. Twice is treason. We execute traitors.-Kahlan

I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.