When experience is viewed in a certain way, it presents nothing but doorways into the soul.

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

The little things? The little moments? They aren't little.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?

All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.

We take care of the future best by taking care of the present now.

Family, friends and relationships are the blessings of the God. They are the best way to access God.

A book is a treasure of life.

To learn, sometimes you have to feel the fool.

Actions determine what kind of characteristics are developed.

The goal for me in business is to work on things I want to work on, and be as successful as I can, without achieving any sort of attention or fame. That would be the best. That would be ideal.

I never had, like, a nanny that took care of me. My mom always fed me breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Luck was something you either earned or invented through strength of character. You had to come by it honestly; you could not trick or bluff your way into it.

You can have a hangover from other things than alcohol. I had one from women.

Deadlines have a lousy name. Call them live-lines instead. That´t what they are.

Round the world and home again, that's the sailor's way!