When you act like a teacher, it's usually because you're afraid to be the student.

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.

Satan is never your well-wisher. Get the pleasure of making him annoyed on you by doing good deeds

Anything can happen in Hollywood, even good things.

I think that people with differing points of view find common ground in 'Modern Family' is very flattering, and I'm appreciative of that.

A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, "You are mad; you are not like us."

I think the thing that I always try to do - because it piques my interest - is to play really different parts all the time.

Never tripping off the past, I would rather never mind 'em/'Cause only fools trip over something that be behind 'em

The challenges presented by our budget crisis are some of the most difficult we have ever faced. We are - very simply put -adjusting to reality. These times, and our citizens, demand change.

No one's going to watch The Bible on primetime TV.

I spent all my money on a FAX machine. Now I can only FAX collect.

You don't know whether chimps are going to kill you or kiss you. They're very open on some levels and much more evil in a certain way.