to hear the voice of the silence is to understand that from within comes the only true guidance

Learn that there is no cure for desire, no cure for the love of reward, no cure for the misery of longing, save in the fixing of the sight and hearing on that which is invisible and soundless.

Secreted and hidden in the heart of the world and in the heart of the human is the light which can illuminate all life, the future and the past. Shall we not search for it?

Each man is his own absolute lawgiver, the dispenser of glory or gloom to himself; the decreer of his life, his reward, his punishment.

Religion holds a man back from the path, prevents his stepping forward, for various very plain reasons. First, it makes the vital mistake of distinguishing between good and evil.

The Principle which gives life dwells in us, and without us, is undying and beneficent, is not heard or seen or smelt, but it is perceived by the man who desires perception.

For within you is the light of the world — the only light that can be shed upon the Path.

I'd rather die holding on to the love I believe in, than to live embracing a love that's a lie.

And so we are seeds of love, scattered across the world, from the hands of the wind.

In war, while everything is simple, even the simplest thing is difficult. Difficulties accumulate and produce frictions which no one can comprehend who has not seen war.

I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite - only a sense of existence. Well, anything for variety.

I wanted to look at how people deal with death. Why is Henry Kissinger not in jail and Charles Manson is?

I don't care what people's myths are about me.

The loveliest face in all the world will not please you if you see it suddenly eye to eye, at a distance of half an inch from your own.

Love your country, but never trust its government.

Suffering does not discriminate.