When we develop reverence for food and the miracle of transformation inherent in it, just the simple act of eating creates a ritual of celebration.

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.

Time and I have quarrelled. All hours are midnight now. I had a clock and a watch, but I destroyed them both. I could not bear the way they mocked me.

Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch what make you go beyond the norm.

I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.

As sensitive and broad-minded humans, we must never allow ourselves to be in any way judgmental of the religious practices of other people, even when these people clearly are raving space loons.

There's no way a photograph has to look... in a sense. There are no formal rules of design that can apply.

Suicide carries in its aftermath a level of confusion and devastation that is, for the most part, beyond description.

Being a working mommy is something I've always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right.

Sometimes I get a little tired of it. But you know, what a privilege, to get tired of working with Ingmar Bergman.

Sabbath were a hippy band. We were into peace.