Wherever we are we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other and the wonder of our breathing.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.

Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

[Harper] once told a friend, "I think about strategy twenty-four hours a day, " and it was only a small exaggeration.

I read the same amount of nonfiction and fiction.

Tactics flow from a superior position

With insufficient data it is easy to go wrong.

I have a pacemaker in, but it doesn't work very well, because every time I fart the garage door opens.

I just feel pain. A lot of pain. I thought I could imagine how much this would hurt but I was wrong.

All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps

The only thing that changes as we evolve is the idea of what serves us.

I wonder if vampire's eyebrows can grow back.

I know now that having regular checkups and mammograms are key to a healthy lifestyle.