The heart hid still in the dark, hard as the Philosopher’s Stone.

Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing.

That’s the thing about love; it transcends you in a new reality.

It’s a matter of reducing the work to its very simplest possible state, eliminating all of the things that lead away from the guts of the work, the thing the work is really about. Anything...

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.

Destroy all the barriers inside you and accept everyone with love. We are in each other all along. Be nonjudgmental but be loving. Find the perfection in imperfection and be happy.

Even in a less exaggerated description, any verbal account of a person is bound to find itself employing an assortment of waterfalls, lightning rods, landscapes, birds, etc.

Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

People who always arrive early aren’t worth waiting for.

It is energy – the central element of which is will – that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is what is called force of character and the sustaining power...

Mexico and the U.S. are bound not only because of the common border, but by a shared culture and history.

You may hate me from your heart but I will continue to love you to touch your heart.

Manipulation, fueled with good intent, can be a blessing. But when used wickedly, it is the beginning of a magician’s karmic calamity.

Writing fulfils an insatiable drive. Finishing the story satisfies my thirst. But I must keep drinking until the story quenches a buyer.

Love is the most essential ingredient of life.

Divide the constant tide and random noisiness of energetic flow, with conscious recurring moments of empty mind, solitude, gratitude and deep…slow…breathing. Of this, the natural law of self-preservation demands.

The new architecture of transparency and lightness comes from Japan and Europe.

When you are in love, you have to be ready to suffer and find out the meaning of love.

Ideally, love is unconditional; practically, it is more often the opposite.

If only someone else could paint what I see, it would be marvellous, because then I wouldn’t have to paint at all.

A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.

It is only by loving others that we can learn to live; living is rare nowadays…most people survive; that is all.

You are living for a reason why not try to make a difference in the world.

Most importantly, nothing has happened to change my conviction that freedom and the love of liberty remain the essential defining attributes of our national character as a people.

People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.

To close a fellow human being in your heart compels more respect than attending 1000 Christmas Masses.

For your loss, never regret.But forgive and forget.

Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. But in and through all this they retain a kind of homesickness for the scenes...

So I think that is from the European perspective, for the European future, this engagement can be one of the most important and effective decisions in the last 50 years maybe.

Thought is the most powerful creative energy in this universe.

I fed my ego, but not my soul.

Two children of same cruel parent look at one another and see in each other the image of the cruel parent or the image of their past oppressor. This is very much the case between...

When you give love, you gain the heart.

In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends on the will of the Lord.

Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the greater the number of your tickets the nearer your approach to this certainty.

Greatest risk in life is not to take a risk.

On the same bill and on the same side of it there should not be two charges for the same thing.

A hungry man is an angry one.

A heart without kindness is like a river without water.

Let them bomb Japan with that nasty missile. Their missile cannot load a nuclear warhead.

It is you who must someday break through the protective polish of who you are, to become naked and powerful to who you can truly be.

Expectations have a creative power in it, so expect what you want in life.

Not everyone who commits a crime is a criminal.

More than likely you’ll do well enough alone by the engines of your own fate until you either hit a few really nasty bumps in the road or grow old enough to realize that there...

In life, we always search outside for unimportant things and ignore the most important things, which are inside us.

It is not important for life to meet your great expectations. What is important is that you hold high expectations of yourself and meet them greatly.

Remember, it’s still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you’d have nothing to look forward to. Besides, to be wise and eighteen is as possible as catching lightning...

Forgiving, giving, and receiving with compassion is life’s ultimate mission.

I don’t kid about fucking.

Do short people reach their full potential quicker?