Yes there is a Nirvanah it is in leading your sheep to a green pasture and in putting your child to sleep and in writing the last line of your poem.

Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.

If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.

Marriage is a necessary evil

God cannot be happy when we ignore such issues as crime, corruption, alcoholism and child neglect

Good work is not done by 'humble' men

If my films do well or not, I am glad that the audiences appreciate my performance.

I can't wait for the next fad though, and I predict it's going to be Pennsylvania dutch culture, very Amish. It's going to be bonnets and butter churns.

Happiness is within you... so unlock the chains from your heart and let yourself grow- like the sweet flower you are. I know the answer- just spread your wings and set yourself free.

When I was 5 years old I would lie in bed, look at the radio, and I wanted to be on the radio. I don't know why.

I really hate being self-conscious—and being conscious of being self-conscious

If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim.

Anyone who grows up with parents who are very influential, there are cases where people run away from that if they have parents who are really lame.