You don't give up the intention, and you don't give up the desire. You give up your attachment to the results.

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.

There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.

What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.

Public opinion shapes our destinies and guides the progress of human affairs.

As actors, you don't actually need to know the future of the character. You just need to know the backgrounds.

In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security will show a surplus through 2018 and will not run out of funds until 2042.

I've personally backed off from direct political involvement.

Truth is too important to kill it in the streets for the sake of peace.

He felt that he had to find Salander and hold her close. She would probably bite him if he tried.

There's a couple of universal principles in life. One is, don't ever open a restaurant. One out of every two fails.

Kubrick was one of those directors who actually did practically everything in his movies. He actually directed, photographed, wrote, lit, edited - everything. A few people can be like that.