When something seems to change in the world, the rishis said, it is really you that is changing.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

Sometimes the best way to find what you really desire in life is to stop looking for it.

In our day when a pitcher got into trouble in a game instead of taking him out our manager would leave him in and tell him to pitch his way out of trouble.

But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having.

I'm a great believer in the beauty and the power of surprise.

After I had my son, Max, I knew I wanted to get involved in causes that help children.

A little bit of stage fright, then I'm ready.

The object of China's strategy is inexorably to supplant the United States as the world's premier economic power, and if necessary, to defeat us militarily.

What was it like...to have someone who knew you would always return and who welcomed you with open arms?

Eyes are vocal, tears have tongues, And there be words not made with lungs.

God is the one that's ultimately in control of everything. You can't try to change things when they're not meant to be changed.