Yellow leaves hang on your tree of life. The messengers of death are waiting. You are going to travel far away. Have you any provisions for the journey?

Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.

The fool who knows his folly Becomes wise by that fact.But the fool who thinks he's wise - He's called 'a fool' indeed!

Now may every living thing, young or old, weak or strong, living near or far, known orunknown, living or departed or yet unborn, may every living thing be full of bliss.

Better than a thousand sayings Made up of useless wordsIs one word of meaning Which calms you to hear it.

One who utters speech that isn't rough But instructive and truthfulSo that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin.

If there is no wound in your hand You can carry poison in your hand.Poison does not attack one who is unwounded. There is no evil for one who does not do evil.

There's a mess inside you: You clean the outside.

Though you might conquer in battle A thousand times a thousand men, You're the greatest battle-winner If you conquer just one - yourself.

Though you recite much scripture, If you are unaware and do not act accordingYou are like a cowherd counting others' cattle, Not a sharer in the wanderer's life.

O let us live in joy, in love among those who hate! Among men who hate, let us live in love.

People appeared to have no clue how truly horrible they were.

No level of pleasure from any material possession compares to the feeling of unconditional happiness.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

I believe in women. I believe in myself. I believe in my body.

The hastening of any undertaking begets error, from which great losses are wont to come.

Advertising is the principal reason why the business person has come to inherit the earth.

At 50 you now have realized ?Getting old isn't fair? And that it's hard to make a comeback ?When you haven't gone anywhere

You can do some serious subway flirting before you realize the guy is homeless.

Now I am the unknown, the unknowable.

Every step is a first step if it's a step in the right direction.