With every adversity comes a blessing because a shock acts as a reminder to oneself that we must not get stale in routine.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.

A cat is a cat. She has no race creed or collar.

He who would pray, must obey.

My inbox [showed me] how much pain there is in the world. I appreciated hearing from people, but it was hard to know I couldn't do anything.

The no-mind not-thinks no-thoughts about no-things.

I can't think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation.

The inspiration can come in such small ways that if you sit there just waiting for the big epiphany you'll sit there for the rest of your life.

Mulligan: invented by an Irishman who wanted to hit one more twenty yard grounder.

You must ask for what you really want. / Don't go back to sleep. / The door is round and open. / Don't go back to sleep.

I do Skid Row every night.