You can't have ego and gratitude at the same time.

You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice."

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The love you feel in life is a reflection of the love you feel in yourself.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day

Treat every moment as a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.

I am generally way out of touch with trends, except now and then I am surprised to find myself leading one, like sympathetic vampires.

At every moment, you have the opportunity to crap out. The world will always tell you to play it safe and just be dead.

Works of art are viewed by people. They are heard by people. They are felt by people. They are not just the fodder of a close-knit group of initiates. They are the soul food of all people.

I figured I couldn't love you as much as I do, without you feeling something for me too.

The writing of a poem is, for me, in the first place, an almost total act of abandon leading to discovery leading to recognition.

One's whole being vibrates like strings brushed by an invisible wind.

Your tears were collected by the angels and were placed in a golden chalice, and you will find them when you present yourself before God.

What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ?

A lot like yesterday, a lot like never.

We may outrun By violent swiftness And lose by over-running.