When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for it, and warmth and the love of it and it is all one.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

I love the power women have. I think women rule the world because they rule men. Manipulating men - that's our job. That's what we're on the planet for.

Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.

No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.

I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."

How brave a ladybug must be! Each drop of rain is big as she. Can you imagine what you'd do, If raindrops fell as big as you?

Perhaps we can recognize our way out of patterns rather than repeating our way out of them.

The whole rise of new adult contemporary music and smooth jazz was a nice surprise.

I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.

If we think of the field as being removed, there is no 'space' which remains, since space does not have an independent existence.

If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly.

People have far more power than they realize, if they would only choose to use it.

I want you here with me To guide me, hold me, and love me now

All action is prayer. All trees are desire-fulfilli ng. All water is the Ganga. All land is Varanasi. Love everything.

People do not make wars; governments do.

Once turn to practice, error and truth will no longer consort together.