Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

If there is no peace in the minds of individuals, how can there be peace in the world? Make peace in your own mind first.

When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears.

Discover real peace and harmony within yourself, and naturally this will overflow to benefit others.

The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today.

The Buddha never taught a sectarian religion; he taught Dhamma - the way to liberation - which is universal.

One learns the art of dying by learning the art of living: how to become master of the present moment.

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist.

The only conversion involved in Vipassana is from misery to happiness, from bondage to liberation.

Removing old conditionings from the mind and training the mind to be more equaimous with every experience is the first step toward enabling one to experience true happiness.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

Happiness depends on our thoughts and actions, not on wealth, splendor, or external conditions.

The authority of those who profess to teach is often a positive hindrance to those who desire to learn.

I have no friends and no enemies - only competitors.

I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24?

there won't be any pain, he promised. Only an eternity together. Come back to me. (Stanton, book #5)

A painting is not a picture of an experience, but is the experience.

It's tough to put into words right now, but I finished my career how I wanted to. Through the ups and downs of my career I've still been able to do everything that I've ever wanted to accomplish.

Writing and performing are to me what water and movement are to sharks.

One cannot grow beauty in the soil of hate and pain.

In order to go on with our lives, we are always capable of making the ominous into the merely strange.